From its Mizunara wash backs and small stills with steep lyne arms to the fact that the mashman uses a wooden paddle to stir the mash, Chichibu is a hands-on distillery with quality as an intrinsic focus. With the ground now broken on a blending room, and an off-site cooperage, Ichiro Akuto’s distillery - formed from the ashes of his grandfather’s Hanyu distillery - is one of the finest producers in Japan. With the perfect climate of humid summers and cold winters, Chichibu is an ideal location for whisky production and has become a huge part of the Japanese whisky revolution. Cyborg Trilogy This special release of three has a different design for each of the three casks used in its release. Distilled: 2014 Bottled: 2023 Cask Type: Imperial IPA Cask Number: 11043 59.5% ABV / 70cl Bottle Number: One of only 236 bottles released