Ichiro’s Malt – US 2023 Edition, Single Malt Whisky
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US-exclusive, limited edition single malt whisky hailing from the Chichibu Distillery in Saitama, Japan. 100% malted barley, deeply peated. Custom fermentation using Mizunara oak washbacks for 100 hours. Distilled twice in Forsyth's copper pot stills. 4-7 years in a medley of barrels, including new Taransaud T5 French oak, Mizunara hogshead, sherry, and chibi daru (modified hogshead with ~40-gallon capacity). Delightful notes of orange peel, mint, loquat, and melon tantalize the taste buds before a creamy, sweet flavor & a nutty, herbal finish. Only 2,640 bottles released in the US. No chill-filtering; 53.5% ABV.
The 2023 release of the US Edition of Ichiro’s Malt features a new label that fancifully depicts US Commodore Matthey Perry—a key figure in the United States’ rapport with Japan in the 19th century—enjoying a dram of Ichiro’s Malt in Washington D.C., surrounded by the cherry blossom trees gifted from former Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki and pioneering chemist Dr. Jokichi Takamine in 1909. The implication is clear: Each release of Ichiro’s Malt has a rightful place in the ongoing story of Japanese whisky.
