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- Category Japanese Whisky
- Country Japan
- Distillery Chichibu
- Age NAS
- Style Blended Japanese Whisky
- Alcohol 46.5%*
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tropical -
lemon zest -
caramel -
cooked fruit -
vanilla -
pepper -
apricot -
peach -
zesty
Ichiro's Malt
& Grain Whisky
(0.75l,
46.5%*)
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary
Price
$94.99
This 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.
- Category Japanese Whisky
- Country Japan
- Distillery Chichibu
- Age NAS
- Style Blended Japanese Whisky
- Alcohol 46.5%*
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.
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tropical -
lemon zest -
caramel -
cooked fruit -
vanilla -
pepper -
apricot -
peach -
zesty
Ichiro's Malt
& Grain Whisky
Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Japanese Whisky is connected both to Scotch and Bourbon. It’s a Scotch-style Spirit that’s matured in climates similar to Kentucky’s.
Japan is the second biggest producer of Single Malt Whisky in the world.
Akuto is now trying to produce a 100% Japanese single malt Whisky. He is working with Japanese producers to get barley and casks.
The Highball brought Japanese Whisky back to life. Aside from some attention from overseas, Japanese Whisky consumption domestically was very low during the better part of the early 2000s. It wasn’t until 2008, when Suntory launched the Highball campaign featuring their Kakubin Whisky that things kicked off.
It's not uncommon for Japanese Whisky to be aged in mizunara (Japanese oak) casks. Suntory conducted a research on how mizunara oak influences Whisky flavor and found out it adds coconut notes to it.
One month a year, a peated new make spirit is produced with 50ppm of peated barley.
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Time to get this party started.
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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.
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Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Japanese Whisky is connected both to Scotch and Bourbon. It’s a Scotch-style Spirit that’s matured in climates similar to Kentucky’s.
Japan is the second biggest producer of Single Malt Whisky in the world.
Akuto is now trying to produce a 100% Japanese single malt Whisky. He is working with Japanese producers to get barley and casks.
The Highball brought Japanese Whisky back to life. Aside from some attention from overseas, Japanese Whisky consumption domestically was very low during the better part of the early 2000s. It wasn’t until 2008, when Suntory launched the Highball campaign featuring their Kakubin Whisky that things kicked off.
It's not uncommon for Japanese Whisky to be aged in mizunara (Japanese oak) casks. Suntory conducted a research on how mizunara oak influences Whisky flavor and found out it adds coconut notes to it.
One month a year, a peated new make spirit is produced with 50ppm of peated barley.
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