Chichibu Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve

The Chichibu Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve is a Japanese single malt of the relatively young Chichibu distillery bottled in 2010. Made of single malts all matured in Mizunara (Japanese oak) casks and bottled at 46% ABV.

Nose: honey, toast, light citrus, grapefruit and candied fruit

Palate: rich with spices, fruit, malt, honey and toffee apples

Finish: relatively short though very spicy and sweet