ChichibuHanyuIchiro’sMaltThePeated2016#3853-6350

<p>Chichibu Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt “The Peated” 2016 #3853-6350, Single Malt Whisky, Japan, 70clCOLOUR: Honey/golden. NOSE: Really peaty, a little smoky, iodine, vanilla, citric, baked apple & dried apricot, cookie dough, honey, salted caramel. PALATE: Gorgeously viscous, peaty, some bonfire, baked pears, lime marmalade, Lapsang Souchong, vanilla, ginger & nutmeg spices, chilli peppers, heather honey, creme caramel and golden syrup. FINISH: Long, warm, more peat, citric, cloves and nutmeg spices.The fourth release of peated whisky from Ichiro Akuto’s Chichibu. Distilled in 2012 and bottled at cask strength (54.5% ABV) in 2016. Bottle #3853 of 6350 produced. Peat level 55 ppm.Critics’ Tasting Notes:”COLOUR: Golden. NOSE: Earthy peat, apple, lychee, citrus, allspice, wood tannins. PALATE: Apple, spice, lychee, stone fruits, wood-spice, tea tannins, mustard seed, sea-salt, light peat. FINISH: Medium with salty peat and apple”WORLD WHISKY, Toronto, 2018″COLOUR: Clear gold. Thin slow streaks. NOSE: Smokey. Beef crisps. Barbecue sausage. Charcoal. Honey barbecue sauce. Water adds spare ribs with Thai spice sauce glaze. BODY: Honey. Grapes. Sweet and smooth. Honey smoked sauce. Water adds spare ribs and thai seven spice. FINISH: Honey soaked barbecue sauce. Glazed ribs. Water adds Thai seven spice and dry beef.CONCLUSION: This is much sweeter than I imagined it would be – the peat does kick out heavily early on, creating the image of a real meaty, charcoal tasting whisky. So that is what you would expect, what follows is far from that though. It is smokey but in a real barbecue sauce fashion – glazed and spicy. It feels really thick on the tongue, the barbecue characteristics giving it a huge weight. It is oily, smoked and meaty backed in a sticky and sweeter fashion than you would usually expect from such a high peat level. A completely different experience for a peated whisky with much more gamy meat in the meaty elements it has, so the peat it has, despite the weight, is actually a backing element here. The sweetness is thick and meaty so it doesn’t get sickly, instead bonding everything together. Wonderful stuff.”ALCOHOL & APHORISMS, 2018This 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.Chichibu Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt “The Peated” 2016 #3853-6350, Single Malt Whisky, Japan, 70cl</p>