Chichibu the first?
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Sundbom
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Chichibu the first?
Jag kommer inte ihåg om jag var med på listan. Men är inte så välbärgad resten av året. Så jag släpper min till någon reserv i stället.
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BON
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Chichibu the first?
Tasting notes från Whisky Fun....
BONUS: Chichibu 2008/2011 'The First' (61.8%, OB, Ichiro's Malt, 7400 bottles)
The first official whisky from Chichibu in Japan, ex-bourbon barrels (Heaven Hill), launched at Whisky Live Paris. The distillery started distilling in early 2008 and I must say I already enjoyed the 'newborns'. Colour: straw. Nose: there are whiffs of raw alcohol at first nosing, but that should be normal at such young age and high strength. After that, quite some vanilla and touches of lilies of the valley, then more grains (porridge, barley) and apple compote. The whole is very straight when neat. With water: some interesting mustardy notes come through (dare I say wasabi?), as well as more vanilla and maple syrup. Also orange cake, biscuits, acacia honey… Nice nose, nice nose… Mouth (neat): powerful and nervous, very estery, all on tinned pineapples, pear drops and touches of champagne. Then more vanilla and a little coconut. With water: even sweeter, smoother, creamier, very compact, with those nice mustardy notes once again as well as some barley sugar, bubblegum, tarte tatin and butter pears. Finish: long, a tad greener now. Green tea (dare I say macha?), vanilla, white pepper. Very clean aftertaste, fruitier again. Comments: impressive at just 3yo and already very drinkable. What I also enjoy is the fact that Ichiro does not seem to have tried to dope it too much by boosting the impact of newish American oak. SGP:641 - 85 points
BONUS: Chichibu 2008/2011 'The First' (61.8%, OB, Ichiro's Malt, 7400 bottles)
The first official whisky from Chichibu in Japan, ex-bourbon barrels (Heaven Hill), launched at Whisky Live Paris. The distillery started distilling in early 2008 and I must say I already enjoyed the 'newborns'. Colour: straw. Nose: there are whiffs of raw alcohol at first nosing, but that should be normal at such young age and high strength. After that, quite some vanilla and touches of lilies of the valley, then more grains (porridge, barley) and apple compote. The whole is very straight when neat. With water: some interesting mustardy notes come through (dare I say wasabi?), as well as more vanilla and maple syrup. Also orange cake, biscuits, acacia honey… Nice nose, nice nose… Mouth (neat): powerful and nervous, very estery, all on tinned pineapples, pear drops and touches of champagne. Then more vanilla and a little coconut. With water: even sweeter, smoother, creamier, very compact, with those nice mustardy notes once again as well as some barley sugar, bubblegum, tarte tatin and butter pears. Finish: long, a tad greener now. Green tea (dare I say macha?), vanilla, white pepper. Very clean aftertaste, fruitier again. Comments: impressive at just 3yo and already very drinkable. What I also enjoy is the fact that Ichiro does not seem to have tried to dope it too much by boosting the impact of newish American oak. SGP:641 - 85 points -
ardbeg67
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Chichibu the first?
Oj vad Serge var givmild. Själv ligger jag 10 poäng lägre på den.