You’ve heard about Ichiro Akuto, right? If you haven’t, it’s about time you did! He is a rock star of the Japanese whisky world, and his family have been in the alcoholic brewage making industry since the 1600s. Ichiro’s father ran the Hanyu distillery and began experimenting with whisky making, until his unfortunate bankruptcy. Ichiro then founded his own Chichibu distillery. This particular whisky from Chichibu was distilled in 2008 and was bottled in 2009. Like everything else from Ichiro, a true delight!