Chichibu : Paris Foundations 2025 Edition Ginza

Tasting tips for the Paris Foundations 2025 Edition Ginza by Chichibu

Tasting

Nose
The nose reveals aromas of exotic fruits (passion fruit, lychee, mango), highlighted by red fruits (grape, blackberry). Notes of undergrowth (dead leaves, porcini) and a hint of prune add depth. Spicy accents (cinnamon), a light malty bitterness, as well as floral (white flowers) and woody nuances enrich the overall profile, carried by a fine peaty smoke.

Palate
A generously peaty opening develops into honeyed and waxy nuances, gaining roundness. Toasted bread, rusks, malty notes (barley porridge) and juicy fruit (mirabelle plum, damson) give structure to the palate. Vanilla, cocoa and delicate smoke complete the ensemble. The long finish brings malt back to the fore, enlivened by gentian, mint, eucalyptus and sage. The character remains both tropical (passion fruit) and candied (plum), gradually wrapped in salted caramel and Bourbon vanilla.

A refined and creamy Japanese single malt

Chichibu: the excellence of artisanal Japanese whisky

Founded in 2008 by Ichiro Akuto in Saitama Prefecture, the Chichibu distillery embodies the excellence of artisanal Japanese whisky. Owned by Venture Whisky Ltd. and run by its founder, it stands out for its human-scale production and an innovative approach to cask finishes. Nestled at the foot of the Okuchichibu Mountains, Chichibu benefits from an exceptional terroir and pure water from Mount Kobushi. The distillery is renowned for its highly sought-after limited editions.

The Paris Foundations 2025 Edition, a tribute to the City of Lights

Since 2018, the Chichibu distillery has been creating a cuvée dedicated to the French capital. This Paris Edition 2025 celebrates the special bond between Paris and Tokyo by drawing parallels between their respective neighborhoods. This demanding blend brings together whiskies of different ages (5 to 14 years) from a wide range of casks: four new French oak casks, one Spanish oak sherry cask, three French oak casks that previously held red Bordeaux wine, one American oak hogshead, six Bourbon barrels, and two Bourbon barrels that previously held heavily peated whisky. This diversity of casks gives the whisky exceptional aromatic depth.

Presented in a gift box, this 70-cl single malt embodies the pop, radiant visual identity of the Paris Edition series, inspired by Japanese Kawaii aesthetics and postage stamps, with six different labels celebrating the cultural bridges between the two metropolises.