The Chita Suntory Whisky

 

 

 

43°

Distillery : Chita - Japan

American White Oak, Sherry Spanish Oak and Wine Casks

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Grain 

Launched in 2015

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

To complete the group's range, Suntory has launched this single grain whisky from the Chita distillery, founded in 1972. This distillery only produces grain whisky, mainly from maize. So it's bourbon, so to speak. This Single Grain is a blend of three different agings, one in bourbon casks, one in Sherry casks and one in wine casks.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

It's iodised and fresh, the cereals are light and airy, millet and rice. Minty candy, fir thorns, eucalyptus leaves, heather. Subtle. On the palate, vanilla, apple, floral fragrances, wheat and corn grains. Lemon pips and peel. I can't smell the sherry or the wine, unless that's where a certain sweetness comes from. A herbal finish, with a hint of bitterness. Rather average. Vanilla returns in retro-olfaction, gently creamy. Cola and chestnuts. I think it's not bad.

 

In Short, 

I like the cereal profile, the strength of the grain. As for the rest, it's not bad, but it's not very exciting either. The value for money remains decent though.

Score : 82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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