Chichibu On The Way 2024 Release Single Malt Whisky

On the Way 2024 is the 4th release in the ‘One the Way’ series from Chichibu, with previous releases in 2013, 2015 and 2019.
This edition of Chichibu ‘On the Way’ was released in 2024 featuring purely floor malted barley done by Chichibu with the help of specialists in the UK.
Only 12,000 bottles released.

    Nose:    Apple skin, peach, light tropical fruit, a nice dry woody note.

    Taste:    Sweet, fruity, touch of malt, tangy candy, chocolate and white pepper.

    Finish:    Long finish on fruit and white pepper.

 

Chichibu Distillery started producing its famous Whisky in 2008. It is a small distillery which specializes in single malt whisky and was the first whisky distillery built in Japan since the 1970s. The distillery is owned by Venture Whisky Ltd., established by Ichiro Akuto in 2004 in Chichibu, a city in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, about 100 kilometres from Tokyo. Ichiro Akuto was born into a family with a long brewing tradition, they had started sake brewing in Chichibu around 1625. To this day the natural environment, seasonal characteristics and the high quality of the water provide perfect conditions for distilleries.