Ichiro’s Malt

The Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve Japanese Pure Malt Whisky

April 25, 2017

[This vatted malt is a blend of whiskies from younger Chichibu casks and older Hanyu casks finished in Mizunara oak casks.] Notes from my dream journal: In this dream I’m [...]

The Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu On The Way 2013–53.5% abv

October 6, 2014

Tasting notes: The Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu On the Way opened, for John, with extraordinary heat and images of Death Valley hovering in the atmospheric distortions above [...]

The Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2013–53.5% abv

August 11, 2014

Tasting notes: Ooh, I can smell the malt on this one! Fresh and bright! Like asparagus used to wrap bacon rather than the reverse. I also want to say that the nose is [...]

Ichiro’s Malt, The Joker–Hanyu casks distilled between 1985 & 2000, bottled 2014

August 6, 2014

Tasting notes: The nose of Ichiro’s Malt, The Joker opens gloriously with a hand-carved slippery elm candy box holding half-melted caramels. The box was executed by a [...]