Ichiro's Malt

Kawasaki Ichiro's Choice 27 Year Old, Refill Sherry Cask, 1982, Ichiro's Malt, 65.4%

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TypeSingle Grain Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
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Description

This is one of the very rare bottlings of Kawasaki by Ichiro Akuto. Only a handful of single casks have ever been bottled from this lost Japanese distillery that was once part of the Sanraku-Ocean company alongside Karuizawa and Yamanashi, where this was aged. Distilled in 1982, matured in refill sherry butts and bottled in 2009. A former Japanese whisky distillery that was built by Sanraku Shuzo ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jan 5, 2026SGD 2,786.88
Cask type
Refill Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Ichiro's Malt
Peated
N.A
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
1663
Has box
N.A
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Ichiro's Choice
Historical context
Kawasaki distillery closed in January 1983.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Super sweet, dark strawberries, red fruit, notes of honey, a very pure aroma.
Palate
Extremely powerful and sweet, big coconut, many fruits and spices (kumquats, ripe mangos, coconut, raisins), cloves, cinnamon, ginger, Chinese anise and liquorice, very rich and creamy, light oak, flavorful, vanilla, sweet candy, light maple syrup, wet old steamed lotus leaves.
Finish
Very long, rich, liqueurish, pepper, ginger, touches of litchis, medium, spice gets stronger with time, light oak aftertaste.
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