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Chichibu Martial Arts Trilogy Beer Cask 7 Year Old, Beer Cask, Cask #11049, 2021, 59.5%
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Chichibu Martial Arts Trilogy Beer Cask 7 Year Old, Beer Cask, Cask #11049, 2021, 59.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 22
Average Score
Avg 85
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Description

A bottle of Chichibu 2014 Single Malt Japanese Whisky. This was matured in a beer cask and bottled at 59.5% in 2021 for The Whisky Exchange as part of the Chichibu Martial Arts Trilogy. This is one of 261 bottles. It was bottled from cask number 11049.

Overall Rating
84.6/100
Great84.6 / 100

Based on 5 published Maltiply reviews.

Maltiply Tasting Profile
Nose
Floral, cereal, mango, papaya, grapefruit, pine needles, pancake batter, apple blossom, stone fruits, citrus hoppiness.
Palate
Fruity hops, green leafiness, mango, pineapple, white grape, bitter green leaves, orange marmalade, candied grapefruit, beer ferment, malt loaf, apricot, peach, barley sugars, dry, bitter, hot hop influence.
Finish
Medicinal hops, dried and fresh pineapple, spice, green grass, lemon and orange peels, maltiness, resinous hops, cooling throat lozenge.

Reviews

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Sshortwaverambler24 Aug
84 / 100

The hop influence gives this a distinctive direction: mango, pineapple and citrus sit alongside cereal and malt, while green, bitter notes keep it from reading as simply sweet. The palate’s dry, hot hop influence and the medicinal-hops finish sound like the main reservation for an approachability-minded drinker; there’s fruit and malt around them, but the bitterness is notable. The beer-cask angle is intriguing, though this seems better suited to someone comfortable with assertive, hop-led character than an easygoing malt-led style.

Nose: Floral, cereal, mango, papaya, grapefruit, pine needles, pancake batter, apple blossom, stone fruits, citrus hoppiness.Palate: Fruity hops, green leafiness, mango, pineapple, white grape, bitter green leaves, orange marmalade, candied grapefruit, beer ferment, malt loaf, apricot, peach, barley sugars; dry, bitter, with hot hop influence.Finish: Medicinal hops, dried and fresh pineapple, spice, green grass, lemon and orange peels, maltiness, resinous hops, cooling throat lozenge.
sundial_pebble avatarsundial_pebble14 Jul
83 / 100

The beer-cask detail makes this an interesting one. Fruity hops and malt loaf give it a clear beer-related edge, while the bitter, hot hop influence sounds like a sharp counterpoint.

Nose: Mango, Citrus hoppiness, CerealPalate: Fruity hops, Bitter green leaves, Hot hop influenceFinish: Medicinal hops, Pineapple, Resinous hops, Cooling throat lozenge
Ddaybreakwren4 Jun
86 / 100

bright fruit meets bitter hops

Nose: No tasting notes yetPalate: No tasting notes yetFinish: No tasting notes yet
copper_notebook avatarcopper_notebook22 Mar
84 / 100

Mango, citrus and fruity hops give this Chichibu a lively direction, while the dry, bitter palate and hot hop influence keep it firmly on the sharper side. That contrast makes it more intriguing than easygoing.

Nose: Floral, Cereal, Mango, Papaya, Grapefruit, Pine needles, Pancake batter, Apple blossom, Stone fruits, Citrus hoppinessPalate: Fruity hops, Green leafiness, Mango, Pineapple, White grape, Bitter green leaves, Orange marmalade, Candied grapefruit, Beer ferment, Malt loaf, Apricot, Peach, Barley sugars, Dry, Bitter, Hot hop influenceFinish: Medicinal hops, Dried and fresh pineapple, Spice, Green grass, Lemon and orange peels, Maltiness, Resinous hops, Cooling throat lozenge
Ssnowline_atlas31 Jan
86 / 100

Fruity, hoppy, and bitter-edged.

Nose: Mango, Papaya, Citrus hoppinessPalate: Fruity hops, Bitter green leaves, Malt loafFinish: Medicinal hops, Pineapple, Lemon and orange peels
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Cask type
Beer Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
N.A
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Shiga Kogen brewery
Cask no.
11049
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Concerto
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
Ichiro Akuto
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
261
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven cork
Presentation
Black box
Series highlights
Martial Arts Trilogy
Historical context
N.A
Special release
The Whisky Exchange Exclusive
Allocation
UK
Nose
Floral, cereal, mango, papaya, grapefruit, pine needles, pancake batter, apple blossom, stone fruits, citrus hoppiness.
Palate
Fruity hops, green leafiness, mango, pineapple, white grape, bitter green leaves, orange marmalade, candied grapefruit, beer ferment, malt loaf, apricot, peach, barley sugars, dry, bitter, hot hop influence.
Finish
Medicinal hops, dried and fresh pineapple, spice, green grass, lemon and orange peels, maltiness, resinous hops, cooling throat lozenge.
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