A CHICHIBU TRILOGY COMING TO THE WHISKY EXCHANGE – Japanese Whisky News
A CHICHIBU TRILOGY COMING TO THE WHISKY EXCHANGE
Bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange, a new trilogy from the much-heralded Chichibu Distillery in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, celebrates the discipline and learning behind traditional Japanese martial arts and the parallels with the building of skill and knowledge required to be a master distiller, exemplified here by Chichibu’s Ichiro Akuto.
The Martial Arts Trilogy begins with the release of a 2015-vintage ex-bourbon cask, showing the classic, fruity Chichibu character, on Tuesday 23rd August. Available via ballot at thewhiskyexchange.com.
Following this release, a monthly ballot in September and October will release the second and third bottlings (further details below). All three will be £250 each.
The celebration of the parallels between traditional Japanese martial arts and the art of whisky-making comes to life through each bottle’s label, printed on lenticular sheets to give a pronounced three-dimensional effect. Designed by Elixir Distillers creative director Raj ‘MrC’ Chavda, the labels depict martial artists breaking through the background of the labels to reveal hidden casks.
2015 Bourbon Cask – ballot 23-24 August 2022 – 233 bottles / 59.5%
(Please note this information was only submitted to Whisky Intelligence after the 23rd)
2014 Chibidaru – ballot 27-28 September 2022 – 119 bottles / 59.5%.
2014 Beer Cask – ballot 25-26 October 2022 – 261 bottles / 59.5%
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/64668/chichibu-2014-beer-cask-exclusive-to-the-whisky-exchange
