Ichiro's Malt & Grain Blended Whisky《Terroir Collection - ZTJ013》

Region : Japan

Alcohol : 46%

Volume : 700ml

Chichibu Distillery started producing its famous whiskey in 2008, and although it is still young, Chichibu Distillery is already ranked among the top among whiskey lovers. The distillery is owned by Venture Whiskey Ltd., which was established in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, about 100 kilometers from Tokyo.

Ichiro Akuto was born into a family with a history of brewing sake for over 300 years. In 1945, Ichiro Akuto's grandfather also decided to start distilling whiskey. Ichiro Akuto's father, he ran the Hanyu distillery until the end of the century when Japan's economy was in trouble. At the time, sake was not at the top of the shopping list, and the family had to sell the sake business and Hanyu Brewery. The buyer at that time was not interested in their remaining 400 barrels of whiskey, but Akuto did not want these treasures to go to waste because of Hanyu's collapse. He seized the opportunity, left 400 casks, and established Venture Whiskey Ltd in 2004. Chichibu Brewery started production in 2008. Today, the natural environment, seasonal characteristics and high-quality water provide perfect conditions for the brewery.

At Chichibu Distillery, it is believed that natural processes, natural color and non-chill filtration produce a very pure whiskey. Each year they produce approximately 90,000 liters of the precious spirit. About one-third of production is shipped to international markets, mainly to the United Kingdom, France and Taiwan. Once Chichibu whiskey is put on the market, it tends to sell out within a few days, making it difficult to find for the casual buyer.

The demand presented by the market is huge, and although Chichibu wants to comply, it will never do so at the expense of quality. The company's stated goal is to maintain its special position in the market by continuing to produce whiskey with a very special taste. This ultimately requires expanding barley production to achieve slow and balanced growth effects. In this way, Chichibu Distillery can better obtain the high-quality resources required for its high-quality whiskey.

White Leaf is a blended whiskey of malt and grain. It is golden in color, has a refreshing light malt feel, and is rich in citrus, lemon peel and orange peel flavors. It is not cold-filtered and not colored with caramel. It originates from the family distillery with a history of more than 300 years. Mr. Hitochi returned to Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture to re-create the Hitochi Ichiro distillery. Even it is the youngest small distillery in Japan. But every whiskey produced is stunning. Ichiro traveled all over the world to find the best oak barrels, blended Hanyu old sake and Chichibu new sake and let them mature. It is blended using the malt whiskey produced by Hanyu distillery in my grandfather's time; after adding ice cubes, the grain taste is slightly sweeter and the aroma is more delicate.

$555/bottle