Chichibu 6yo, 2009-2016, Malt Dream Cask for FOS, Bourbon no. 539, 76/177, 62% abv.

For Bar Forest on the Sea (in Tokyo, Asaksa) on their 15 anniversary. A 6 year Chichibu from 2009! First time I saw this, I thought it was a pair of jeans on the label, kid you not, but its actually door curtains, a tradition in Japan, and somehwat in northeast asia. Had this in 2019.

Nose: raspberry, sweet and salty, a sort of bbq meats, slight grape juice.

Palate: light to medium body, initial palate is honey, mid palate has more honey, some vanilla, hints of chocolate, I guess what I would call pretty high quality bourbon barrel stuff?, back palate shows some peaches, grapes, light fruit juice, is there a hint of smoke I detect?

Finish: short, burnt vanilla, a sort of plastic honey.

The bourbon barrel is obvious on this one. Very nice although pretty much standard stuff. These MDC have become so consistent.

Image courtesy of Eric Yee.

Eric Yee

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