Single Malt Whisky, 'Ichiro's Peated Malt 2026'

• Limited edition peated single malt Japanese whisky distilled by Chichibu Distillery in Saitama, Japan
• 2026 vintage
• Distilled from 100% barley floor-malted and heavily peated to 50 ppm in-house
• Fermented 100 hours in mizunara oak washbacks
• Double distilled in Forsyths copper pot stills
• Aged a minimum of 3 years in a combination of ex–bourbon barrels, ex–Oloroso sherry casks, and re-coopered hogsheads made of ex–bourbon casks; non-age statement
• Smoke-laced aromas of kumquat, almond, cinnamon, granola, burnt caramel, and beef jerky with a palate of honey, grapefruit, apple, banana, toffee, mint, and ginger with grassy herb and chocolate-dipped orange peel on the finish
• No added coloring
• Non-chill filtered; 50.5% ABV

After nearly four years, Ichiro’s Peated Malt is back! Distilled from barley that is floor-malted, peated, milled, and mashed in-house during Chichibu’s annual month-long run of peated malt, the 2026 vintage is vatted from just over forty casks, anchored by ex–bourbon barrels and accented with ex–Oloroso sherry casks and re-coopered hogsheads.