Ichiro's Malt Chichibu The US 2019 Edition Cereal Catcher’s Rye is a testament

Catcher’s Rye is a testament to the grain’s distinctive terroir

caramel and a light smokiness

It’s spicy and smoky

barrel aged for 6 MONTHS in 250 L French oak barrels

Ichiro's Malt Chichibu The US 2019 Edition Cereal Catcher’s Rye is a testamentIchiro Akuto founded Chichibu Distillery in 2008. The Akuto family have been producing alcohol in Saitama for over 300 years. Ichiro's grandfather started making whisky in the 1940 soon after World War II, at the Hanyu Distillery. The slowdown of Japan's economy in the 1990's ultimately lead to the closing of Hanyu Distillery in 2000. Determined to keep his family's alcohol legacy alive, Ichiro opened Chichibu Distillery in 2008. At Chichibu, Ichiro