Chichibu IPA Cask Finish 2017

Chichibu IPA Cask Finish 2017

Official bottling
Single malt - East Honshu
Dark gold
57.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, malted grains, rhubarb and custard sweets, vanilla, hints of white grapes. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, turns watery, slippery. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Rhubarb and custard sweets, white grapes, vanilla, jujubes, ginseng. 
Finish: Medium. Ginseng, orange peel, vanilla, hints of malted grains. 

Comments: 

This is bold and brassy, and the IPA cask finish adds more than a tinge of bitterness. It mellows out the sweetness on the tongue to something more herbal, and there's loads of ginseng and cereally notes on the finish. Good whisky.

Verdict:

I like this.