Coldorak's whisky blog.
Single malt is supposed to be the opposite of blended whisky. Except that your favourite single malt may contain whisky from dozens – or hundreds – of different casks, vintages, ages and cask types, all combined to create the final bottle. Meanwhile, even single cask doesn’t necessarily mean quite what we instinctively assume. So what does single actually guarantee, and why is the whisky world so reluctant to admit that making a great single malt involves an awful lot of blending?
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In the past, we’ve had the pleasure of tasting a few Chichibu whiskies, including a single cask bottled for La Maison du Whisky. Today, we’re revisiting this iconic distillery with two more single casks, both bottled exclusively for La Maison du Whisky. First up is a Chichibu 2013, bottled in 2022 for their Antipodes collection, followed by a Chichibu 2015, bottled in 2024 for their Foundations collection. Let’s dive in and see what these two single casks have to offer!
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