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flex-wrap:wrap; padding-top:20px; }\n@media (max-width:768px){\n  .mw-master-container .mw-wrap{ padding:0 24px; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-points{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eSingle Malt Japanese Whisky · New Oak\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eIchiro's Malt · Chichibu Distillery, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003eIchiro's Malt Chichibu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eThe US Edition 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003e53.5% ABV · 107 Proof · 700 mL · 2,150 Bottles\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule mw-hero-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e700\u003csmall\u003emL\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eFirst at This Size\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e53.5\u003csmall\u003e%\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e107\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProof\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e2,150\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eCask Types\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e4th\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eAnnual Edition\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eIchiro's Malt Chichibu The US Edition 2021 is the fourth of Chichibu Distillery's annual US bottlings and the first in a 700 mL bottle. It was matured in new barrels, new hogsheads and first-fill bourbon barrels and bottled at 53.5% ABV, or 107 proof, without chill filtration — 2,150 bottles for the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew oak, two sizes.\u003c\/strong\u003e The label lists new barrels and new hogsheads — casks on their first fill of any kind — beside the bourbon barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-fill bourbon.\u003c\/strong\u003e The bourbon barrels are marked first fill: their first use for whisky after they were emptied of bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first 700 mL edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2021 bottle is the first US Edition at 700 mL; the 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions were 750 mL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e53.5% ABV, non-chill-filtered.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottled at 53.5% ABV, which is 107 proof, and non-chill-filtered per High Road Spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2,150 bottles.\u003c\/strong\u003e The US release came to 2,150 bottles, the most of the first four US Editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eWood at Chichibu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eCooperage · Dunnage warehouses\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eChichibu opened a cooperage on its own grounds in 2013 and matures its whisky in dunnage warehouses on site. The US Editions have drawn on a different set of casks each year — bourbon barrels and a Mizunara-headed hogshead in 2018, ex-chibidaru and an ex-wine cask among the 2020 barrels — and for 2021 most of the casks were new oak, barrels and hogsheads that had held nothing before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCask Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eThree cask types\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eNew\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eNew barrels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBarrels filled for the first time, with no earlier contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eFirst fill\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eBourbon barrels, first fill\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBourbon barrels on their first whisky fill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eNew\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eNew hogsheads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eHogsheads, larger than barrels, also filled for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eWood notes \u0026amp; position\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eNew barrels and new hogsheads, casks that had held nothing before, make up most of this vatting, with first-fill bourbon barrels beside them. The whisky went into bottle at 53.5% ABV without chill filtration, the lowest strength of the first four US Editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe 2021 bottling follows \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chichibu-us-edition-2020\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe peated 111-proof edition of 2020\u003c\/a\u003e and changes both the wood and the bottle: new oak and first-fill bourbon casks in place of that edition's bourbon and ex-bourbon barrels, ex-chibidaru and ex-wine cask, and 700 mL in place of 750 mL. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chichibu-us-edition-2022\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe 2022 follow-up from beer and cider wood\u003c\/a\u003e kept both the 53.5% strength and the 700 mL bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCopper on cream\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe label switches to copper foil for the edition name and 秩父 on a cream ground, and lists its casks as new barrel, first-fill bourbon barrel and new hogshead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA new US bottle size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eFederal rules added 700 mL as a standard size for spirits in late December 2020. The 2021 edition is the first US Edition sold in that size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003eUS EDITION 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBrand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eIchiro's Malt\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eChichibu, Saitama, Japan\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eEdition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eThe US Edition 2021\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eCasks\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eNew barrels · first-fill bourbon · new hogsheads\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eStrength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e53.5% ABV · 107 Proof\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eBrowse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-whisky\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eSuntory, Nikka and Chichibu bottlings on our Japanese shelf\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\n          \u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n          \u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Japanese Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIchiro's Malt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChichibu Distillery (Venture Whisky Ltd.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe US Edition 2021, fourth of the annual US Editions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask \/ Barrel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew barrels, first-fill bourbon barrels and new hogsheads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e107\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFiltration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill-filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2,150 bottles (US release)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 07\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 2021 Chichibu vatted three kinds of cask — new barrels, new hogsheads and bourbon barrels on their first fill — and bottled the whisky for the United States at 53.5% ABV without chill filtration, for a US release of 2,150 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is Chichibu The US Edition 2021?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eChichibu's 2021 US Edition is 107 proof, bottled at 53.5% ABV without chill filtration. It is the fourth annual US Edition from Ichiro's Malt and the first in a 700 mL bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs Chichibu The US Edition 2021 a 700 mL or 750 mL bottle?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe 2021 US Edition from Chichibu Distillery comes in a 700 mL bottle, as its label states. The 2018, 2019 and 2020 US Editions were 750 mL, so 2021 was the first of the series in the smaller size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat cask types are in Chichibu The US Edition 2021?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThree cask types, as the Chichibu label lists them: new barrels, new hogsheads and bourbon barrels on their first fill. Ichiro's Malt bottled the 2021 US Edition from that vatting at 53.5% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eIchiro's Malt Chichibu · The US Edition 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Chichibu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68766531780642,"sku":null,"price":399.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/5566\/1602\/files\/image3_fe3f3983-0e61-404c-9de1-41b6289a59f5.jpg?v=1792188760","url":"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/chichibu-us-edition-2021","provider":"Midnight Whiskey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}