86 / 100
Chichibu’s 2020 Taiwan Edition is identified as a Japanese single malt from Saitama, with bourbon and virgin oak casks named. I’m drawn to the fruit and malt against spice, and the smooth transition into a long, spicy finish sounds like the strongest feature here. The palate account is brief on individual flavours, so the appeal rests more on that easy movement and finish than on complexity.
Reviewed by cloudberrywren
- Nose
- Fruit notes with malt and spice.
- Palate
- A short beginning that crescendos and transitions extremely smoothly into the finish.
- Finish
- Long, spicy and smooth.