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Join the clubThis just might be the first Japanese Whisky to have its own groupies.
The best description we’ve ever heard about Ichiro Akuto is that he’s the "Rock Star of Japanese Whisky." While the other heavyweight executives of Japan’s thriving distilling industry can walk around Spirit conferences in obscurity, Ichiro Akuto gets mobbed by fans. With good reason. His family owned the legendary Hanyu Distillery for generations and when they sold the business, Ichiru held on to the standing inventory and issue special releases for years — including the famous "Playing Cards" series that made him famous. He has used those proceeds to craft new flavorful blends and other tasty offerings.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain is labeled as "a Worldwide Blended Whisky." The exact components of this gem are kept secret, but there appears to be a lot of local, Japanese Spirit with enough outside elements to craft the flavor profile Ichiro was looking for. It is — obviously — a combination of Single Malts and Grain Whiskies married at the Chichibu Distillery, but all that you will notice is the lovely flavor profile, delicate texture, and spot-on 46% ABV.
Appearance / Color
Warm gold
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Peach and apricot cobbler, lemon zest, and granola.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Vanilla toffee up front with tropical fruit, pepper, and lemon grass.
Finish
More tropical fruit and lingering butterscotch.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Ichiro's Malt & Grain Whisky and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
To join this party, you’ll need to get on over to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Yep, Japan is doing the Whisky thing and they’re doing it big. (Or should we say, "yuge.")
See, the Japanese can’t seem to get enough of the stuff — right along with the rest of us. They’ve discovered the secret to making some spectacular sauce and the world’s like "hold my Beer… and pass me that Whisky."
Time to get this party started.
To join this party, you’ll need to get on over to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Yep, Japan is doing the Whisky thing and they’re doing it big. (Or should we say, "yuge.")
See, the Japanese can’t seem to get enough of the stuff — right along with the rest of us. They’ve discovered the secret to making some spectacular sauce and the world’s like "hold my Beer… and pass me that Whisky."
Time to get this party started.