Chichibu 8 years 2016 – Single Cask #6234 Bourbon Barrel 2nd-fill Heavily Peated (Golden Week Edition) – 63.6% – 70cl

📌 Type : Japanese Single Malt
📌 Distillery : Chichibu (Saitama)
📌 Vintage : 2016 (legendary old)
📌 Age : 8 years old
📌 Barrel : Bourbon Barrel 2nd-fill – “Heavily Peated” version
📌 Alcohol content : 63.6% – Cask strength
📌 Edition : Golden Week (limited edition of ~188 bottles)
📌 Features : Unfiltered, cold-processed, natural color

A rare and peaty single cask, raw and intense

This numbered Golden Week edition (#6234) fully embodies Chichibu's bold style: a heavily peaty whisky, bottled at cask strength of 63.6% , combining power and Japanese finesse.

Distilled in 2016 and aged for 8 years in a second-fill peat-enriched bourbon cask, each sip reveals a striking contrast between the wood fire and the sweetness of the malt.

Tasting profile

• Nose : Intense marine smoke, tar, saline notes and ripe fruit in the background

• Palate : Explosive attack: dry peat, melted wax, dark chocolate, clay shavings

• Finish : long and vibrant, with a lingering saline and spicy aftertaste

What makes this expression unforgettable

✅ Enhanced peat + cask strength : raw power and aromatic integrity
✅ Ultra-limited Golden Week edition : approximately 188 bottles, highly sought after by collectors
✅ Bourbon Barrel 2nd-fill : a balance between cask vanilla and peaty rusticity
✅ Distinctive origin : an authentic Japanese whisky, at the crossroads of Scottish smoky styles and Japanese finesse