A pretty good nose. Fruit, violet, pulp, nothing very sexy for me.
On the palate it is another story: fine texture, evanescent with a beautiful fruity and small herbaceous touches.
Bright final!

Enthusiasm:
Nose 2/5
Mouth and final 4/5

Whisky n ° 1856

give this CHICHIBU a bit time (at least 15 minutes) to breath - then it's gonna please you very much. PARIS edition shows a quite typical intense style, which lot of fresh and crisp flavours, you immediately know, that a CHICHIBU is in the glass. A few drops of water opens the liquid and you get fresh peach, pineapple and a nice grapefruit flavour, so it's kinda mix of sweet and sours aromas. definitely a very iconic CHICHIBU - the artwork is great and both, collectors and drinkers will enjoy this fine piece of Japanese whisky art

Nose: Beewax, honey, peach, melon with almond, alcohol stings brought a pickled ginger-like feel.

Palate: Honey, melon and peach with some white gourd tea.

Body: Very, very stingy, hot as hell. The texture is somehow thick, but it's still very young and untamed.

Finish: medium length with mineral and honey, kiwifruit at the end.

Overall: An average young whisky from a top-overrated/hyped distillery led by few very motivated bloggers supported by J-whisky flippers.

- Origin: Japan, Saitama, Chichibu.
- 5 Hogshead with Mizunara virgin head (Japanese oak) and 2 new French oak.

Special edition to celebrate the anniversary of 160 years of Franco-Japanese friendship.
Editions, even "basic" Chichibu tear more and more.

● The dress.
Many tears thick with large irregular drops.

● The nose.
Open on cereals, malted barley, a sweet vanilla accompanied by a soft caramel.
White flowers reminiscent of hawthorn, honey of white flowers, fruit too: Pear and nashi.
The wood is soft and velvety without aggressiveness, fine. Some barks of lemon and orange, mandarin and papaya.
A small amount of spices close the nose.

● The mouth.
Tender, syrupy and sweet on white flowers and honey.
The cereals come slightly tickling the tongue wrapped by a sweet and young vanilla wood.
Pear and nashi, pineapple, papaya and gray pepper. Mineral and crystalline, lemon, a little clove and a slight vegetable.

● The final.
Long, busty, exotic.
Pepper and cloves.

A gourmet and complete Chichibu while remaining spicy and complex, it will grow on the length.
Really good and interesting.

If it had to be given a subjective note, it would be a 89.