ICHIROS MALT & GRAIN WORLD WHISKY 700ML

Ichiros
Mat & Grain Blended World Whisky 700mL

SERVING SUGGESTIONS Best served neat, or in a Japanese highball

PROFILE
Chichibu is probably the closest Japan comes to a craft Whisky distillery. Ichiro Akuto has14 employees and just two small copper pot stills, designed by himself and made by Forsyths in Scotland.
 
Ichiro Akuto's most voluminous and accessible Whisky is, as it says on the label, a blend of Malt and Grain Whiskies. While the exact source of the material is not published, we know it's a blend of Japanese distilled material vatted with Whiskies sourced from around the world. In addition to Whisky from his own stocks--including, potentially, Hanyu and Karuizawa, as well as his own Chichibu--the blend contains spirits from Canada, the United States, Ireland and Scotland. The imported Whiskeys are 3-5-years-old, aged in their country of origin before being carefully blended with local Japanese material and matured a further 1-3 years at Chichibu. The Whisky is vatted in 2 x 5,000-litre wooden barrels built by French cooper Taransaud. Non-chill filtered, non-coloured.

TASTING NOTES
Colour Burnished light gold

Nose Buttered pastries and Apricot Danish alongside creamy white chocolate and honeycomb. Light notes of soft chamomile and French caramels.

Palate Zesty orange and all spice followed by more stone fruits and tropical sweetness. Pineapple lumps and Anzac Biscuits with some light touches of orange marmalade.

Finish Warming and spicy with notes of wafer crisp and chocolate.

Liquor Act
Liquor Act 2007. It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years. Lic No. LIQP770016424

SPIRIT Whisky
ORIGIN Japan
ABV% 46%