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}\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff-row{ display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline;\n  gap:16px; 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\"\u003eUnpeated Single Malt · The Steamboat Willie Label\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eIchiro's Malt · The Seventh US Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003eIchiro's Malt Chichibu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eThe US Edition 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eUnpeated · 52.5% ABV · 105 Proof · 700 mL\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\"\u003e16\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBarrels\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e4–10\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eYears in Cask\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e52.5\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\"\u003e105\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\"\u003e3,036\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\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eFloor-Malt Barrels\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eSixteen barrels and no peat: Ichiro's Malt Chichibu The US Edition 2024 vats fifteen ex-bourbon barrels and one refill sherry hogshead of whisky four to ten years old, two of the bourbon barrels holding spirit from barley floor malted at the distillery. Bottled at 52.5% ABV, or 105 proof, it ran to 3,036 bottles for the United States under a label showing Steamboat Willie with a dram.\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\u003eFifteen bourbon barrels, one sherry hogshead.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ex-bourbon wood makes up fifteen of the sixteen barrels; the sixteenth is a refill sherry hogshead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFloor malt in two barrels.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two of the bourbon barrels hold whisky made from barley floor malted at Chichibu — steeped, spread on a floor and left to germinate, a slow and labor-heavy method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnpeated.\u003c\/strong\u003e The barley was unpeated, by both specification sheets, after the heavily peated 2023 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour to ten years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e The whisky in the sixteen barrels ranged from four to ten years of age, by both specification sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3,036 bottles.\u003c\/strong\u003e The US release reached 3,036 bottles, the largest of the first seven 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\"\u003eFloor Malting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eTwo barrels · Malted on site\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eFloor malting starts with barley soaked in water, spread across a concrete floor and turned by hand while it germinates. Chichibu keeps a floor maltings of its own, and High Road Spirits notes that the method is uncommon even among many Scotch distilleries: the work is laborious, less efficient and has to be adjusted to the temperature of the room. For 2024, two of the bourbon barrels in the vatting held whisky made this way.\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\"\u003eSixteen barrels\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\"\u003eBourbon\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eFifteen ex-bourbon barrels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe body of the vatting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eFloor malt\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eTwo of the fifteen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBourbon barrels filled with whisky from barley floor malted at Chichibu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eSherry\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eOne refill sherry hogshead\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe only sherry wood in the vatting.\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\"\u003eBarrel 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\u003eHigh Road Spirits finds fruit, spice and confectionery layered through the 2024 vatting. With unpeated malt, fifteen ex-bourbon barrels and a single refill sherry hogshead, the edition leans on bourbon oak, and its 52.5% ABV is the lowest strength of the series to that point.\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\u003eAfter \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chichibu-us-edition-2023\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe heavily peated 2023 edition built on new French oak\u003c\/a\u003e, the 2024 bottling dropped peat and went back to bourbon barrels, with a strength of 52.5%. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chichibu-us-edition-2025\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe lightly peated 2025 edition partly matured in IPA and imperial stout casks\u003c\/a\u003e kept that strength.\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\u003eSteamboat Willie at sunset\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eUnder a sand-colored name band edged in silver foil, the label shows Steamboat Willie, in black and white, raising a rocks glass against a pink sunset and a line of palms, beside a companion with a topknot who holds the bottle; 秩父 is set in white, and the foot of the label reads US Edition 2024 with ウイスキー, Japanese for whisky.\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 US exclusive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eHigh Road Spirits says the 2024 edition was made exclusively for the United States, and records 3,036 bottles for the US.\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 2024\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 2024\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eCasks\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e15 ex-bourbon · 1 refill sherry\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eStrength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e52.5% ABV · 105 Proof\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eOutturn\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e3,036 bottles\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eFrom Yamazaki and Hakushu to Nikka, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-whisky\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eevery bottle on our Japanese whisky list\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 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 2024, seventh of the annual US Editions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnpeated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask \/ Barrel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEx-bourbon barrels and a refill sherry hogshead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCasks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSixteen: fifteen ex-bourbon barrels, one refill sherry hogshead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFloor malting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo of the bourbon barrels hold whisky from barley floor malted at Chichibu\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComponents aged 4 to 10 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e105\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\u003eColoring\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo added coloring\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3,036 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\u003eChichibu fermented 100% unpeated malted barley for 100 hours in Mizunara oak washbacks and double distilled it in Forsyths copper pot stills. Sixteen barrels — fifteen ex-bourbon, two of them holding whisky from floor-malted barley, and one refill sherry hogshead — were vatted at four to ten years old and bottled at 52.5% ABV, non-chill-filtered and with no added coloring.\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 is on the label of Chichibu The US Edition 2024?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Chichibu US Edition label shows Steamboat Willie, the black-and-white cartoon character, savoring a dram of Ichiro's Malt against a Southern California sunset. Ichiro's Malt bottled the edition at 52.5% ABV for the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs Chichibu The US Edition 2024 peated?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNo. Ichiro's Malt distilled the 2024 Chichibu US Edition from 100% unpeated malted barley, after the heavily peated 2023 edition. Part of the vatting holds whisky made from barley floor malted at Chichibu Distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eHow old is Chichibu The US Edition 2024?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe whisky in Chichibu The US Edition 2024 ranged from four to ten years old when the barrels were vatted. Ichiro's Malt matured it in ex-bourbon barrels and a refill sherry hogshead and bottled it at 52.5% ABV, or 105 proof.\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 2024\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":68767510429730,"sku":null,"price":349.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/5566\/1602\/files\/image7_101696a3-c7df-48fc-be1c-f94552754d77.jpg?v=1792189999","url":"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/chichibu-us-edition-2024","provider":"Midnight Whiskey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}