Chichibu Hanyu Cask #2088 The Whisky Exchange Peated

Chichibu Hanyu Cask #2088 The Whisky Exchange Peated, Single Malt Whisky, Japan, 70cl

NOSE: Lemon, peat, cold ashes, lots of camphor, celery. PALATE: On the palate, it is sweet, smoky and mineral. In addition to the mouth of chalk and seaweed, a bit of salt. FINISH: Citrus fruits, pebbles, seaweed

This single cask of peated spirit was distilled at Chichibu in 2012 and aged in a second-fill bourbon barrel. It was hand-selected by The Whisky Exchange for its rich and full texture, flavours of barbecue smoke and plum sauce, and its lingering finish. Bottled at cask strength (63.2% ABV) in 2017. A production of 225 bottles.

Critic's Tasting Note:

"Colour: straw. Nose: wow, this medicinal? We’re nosing tincture of iodine, tiger balm, old-school embrocations, Betadine… To tell you the truth, I’ve rarely encountered a malt whisky that was this ‘hospitaly’. With water: perfect. Smoky mud, humus, gravel, new plastic (new stereo set), Laundromat… Mouth (neat): ultra-vertical! This, I like a lot. Lemon and citron juice, plus brine and smoked water, punto basta. As I sometimes say, it’s a blade, Kill-Bill-style. With water: fabulous. Tangerines! Please call the Japanese anti-maltoporn brigade! Finish: long, blade-y, ultra-precise. Comments: great work, mister blacksmi… I mean, mister distiller. This is malt whisky in high-definition, I would say, rather for hardcore whiskyphiles."

91/100 points. WHISKY FUN, 2017

This is part of a private customer’s collection. These whiskies are in excellent condition. We are acting as an agent in the sale and the price is exclusive of V.A.T. which is not due.