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Мягкий, лёгкий солодово-зерновой купаж с мёдом, ванилью и цитрусом; опытные ставят крепкую «четвёрку» за компетентность, остальные раскалывают строй — от восторга к упрёкам в молодости, дубовости и завышенной цене.
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В аромате преобладают злаки и трава, лимонная цедра и цитрус, мёд, ваниль, жёлтые фрукты, груша, а у самых внимательных — тонкая цветочно-пряная деликатность с личи, розой, имбирём и зелёным чаем; часть находит и резкие тона лака, клея и угольной пыли. Вкус маслянистый, сладкий, с мёдом, ванилью, злаками и лёгкой пряностью, но нередко с начальной резкостью и молодым спиртовым жаром — почти все отмечают, что несколько капель воды преображают напиток, раскрывая слои, ирис и сливочность. Послевкусие короткое, тёплое, злаково-дубовое, с имбирём и белым перцем; именно его чаще всего называют разочаровывающим.
Опытные ревьюеры сходятся тесно (81–84) и оценивают виски как грамотный, сбалансированный, хотя и несложный купаж — «высокая компетентность в своём классе» и самый доступный вход к составляющей Чичибу, с оговоркой о цене около £70. Менее авторитетные оценки расходятся куда сильнее (от 70 до 90): одни хвалят чистоту, свежесть, питкость и адекватную крепость как повседневный вариант, другие резко бракуют за молодость, дубовость, горчинку и подавляющий нейтральный зерновой спирт, называя напиток переоценённым и не стоящим цены. Сквозная линия критики у обеих групп — заурядное короткое послевкусие и ощущение молодости, тогда как расхождение касается прежде всего соотношения цены и качества.
Not very complex but nice and quite OK
| Нос |
84 |
Citrusy, lemon peel, hay, cereals, honeydew, almonds, hint of yellow fruits |
| Вкус |
84 |
Oily, honeydew, vanilla, hay, cereals, subtle sweetness |
| Финиш |
83 |
Medium long, warm, honey, hay, little spices, little woody |
нос 83 · вкус 85 · финиш 84
https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/seeing-chichibu-into-2026/ N: Grassy grain; no sh*t, Sherlock! Initially somewhat innocuous, additional water [key] draws out the sweet cereals. Now more assertive as a result, the quality-blended nature [from choice stock] is revealed. T: A slow burn, some commitment is duly rewarded with water management remaining a must for optimal flavour release on the palate, too. Add enough to coax the toffee, honey, vanilla, and creamy oils. F: Creamy and grassy in equal measure, this is no treasure trove but highly competent in its class. C: Now we’ve established its place and ours to it, it then comes down to price [a running bugbear]. At around £70, this is your most accessible [containing Chichibu] ‘in’.
нос 84 · вкус 83 · финиш 83
This blend contains around 30% Japanese whiskey and grain, the rest comes from the USA, Ireland, Scotland and Canada. Vanilla notes dominate but you can also recognize the taste of the grains. The finish is disappointing.
| Нос |
83 |
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| Вкус |
82 |
IT: 83 B: 81 |
| Финиш |
78 |
Short disappointing finish. |
Not bad.
нос 82 · вкус 82 · финиш 81
| Нос |
84 |
Beautifully delicate and subtle, pear, rose hip, lychee, barley sugar, floral, honey, green houses, ginger. |
| Вкус |
85 |
An oily mouthfeel, with initially some sharpness on the palate. Added a few drops of water to fix this. Sweet, honey, vanilla, floral, pear, peach, lychee, ginger bread, ginger syrup, icing sugar, green tea, subtle white pepper in the development. |
| Финиш |
82 |
Short: honey, vanilla, pear, icing sugar, herbaceous, green tea, bitter young wood, ginger and lingering white pepper. |
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 80
I really don't need something like that. Young, boring, woody, slightly bitter. I honestly can't think of anything positive to say about it.
нос 80 · вкус 79 · финиш 78
nice blend. Grain noticeable but nice overall. not spicy, not young. good alcohol strength, nice price.
нос 82 · вкус 79 · финиш 79
нос 82 · вкус 84 · финиш 83
нос 80 · вкус 81 · финиш 80
нос 81 · вкус 82 · финиш 82
Tasted from a 2cl sample
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 81
An easy drinking simpler/well balanced blended whisky with no off notes and good ABV. The grain portion is not disturbing. Honey, vanilla, hay, cereals, generic yellow fruits, powdered white sugar, gentle spiciness, touch of oak, lemon (especially on the nose).
| Нос |
84 |
For an NAS blended whisky, it is actually very nice. |
| Вкус |
83 |
Inoffensive, quite sweet. |
| Финиш |
81 |
Short. |
нос 79 · вкус 80 · финиш 80
нос 84 · вкус 84 · финиш 83
Cherry blossoms, inside of a candy store, grade a maple
нос 82 · вкус 83 · финиш 83
The first sip of this bottle of whisky just opened made me wonder if I had bought a fake, spicy and pungent smell. But when I was curious and added a few drops of water! Like magic, layers slowly begin to emerge. So please give this whiskey a little patience, please add ice and wait a few minutes, I believe you will not give him such a low score.
A restrained bourbon-lite grain which could masquerade as a malt whisky until you taste it
| Нос |
80 |
Nose: varnish, glue, coal dust. Maybe a tiny little clove oil and grape flowers. Unchanged with water |
| Вкус |
79 |
Palate: Dilute coffee bitters, bourbon, vanilla. With water some additional almond marzipan. |
| Финиш |
80 |
Finish: some bitter chocolate powder, lime rinds, a little salt. |
¥3400+ / 700ml Appearance: Pale, straw golden. Nose: Grass, herbs, apple, light oak, cereals. Touch of honey. Palate: Fresh herbal, green apples, some vanilla and caramel, pepper, oak. Grain spirit heat. Finish: Woody, grainy, peppery, simple and grain spirit sharp. With Water: Nose becomes more herbal. Flavor definitely better, more malt, more grain and fruit and less heat. Better with a bit of water. Oaky though. Overall: Very mediocre and not really worth half the price. Forget about this one. This is just crap. Way overpriced hype.
Nice light and fruity whisky
Cherry blossoms, cereal, light caramel, sugars/candy, citrus, vanilla and mild notes of fruits with a touch of oak. Fairly clean flavours of vanilla, some chocolate. Near medium finish. Some youth showing with a little bite. I'm positively surprised with this fresh and simple dram. 2 cl. tasting bottle.
pours a light strawyellow golden. Scent is subtile, some yellow fruits, mild alcohol. Taste is super smooth, light oily texture. Natural grainyness, mildest touch of what seems like peat, oak, bright and citrussy, some yellow fruits. Pretty good for an everyday-er, but nothing nearly as good as their IPA cask, my favorite whisky to date perhaps.
In search of a new whisky that I could use regularly for calibration, I tried Ichiro's Malt & Grain. Unfortunately, I think that the youthful elements are too strong. The wood is noticeable and the malt does a good job of emphasizing the more chocolatey, softer flavors, but overall it's not a success for me.
| Нос |
81 |
Cooked fruits, citrus, vanilla. Rather fresh and soft |
| Вкус |
79 |
slightly heavier flavors than expected from the nose. More vanilla but this time with a little chocolate and wood. Maybe some dried fruit. |
| Финиш |
80 |
Medium length, pleasant due to the malt, but nothing that stands out. |
Tasted blind: unpeated, light yellow color, oak, vanilla, bit of perfume, bourbon-ish, but not as obvious as another in the same blind line-up because this is more subtle. Taste: sweet vanilla, a bit rounder than the nose, balanced. Pretty long finish. Mostly woody. It's OK but not good. Post-reveal: not worth the price, one to forget.
| Нос |
81 |
fresh peach and apple |
| Вкус |
81 |
butter bread, ginger spicy. after a few drop of water, less spicy and more elegant and balanced |
| Финиш |
82 |
honey and ginger |
Not a particularly good value. Overwhelming neutral grain spirits make it hard to appreciate the Chichibu component of the blend. Has a nice fragrance and some nuance but they take some luck to find.