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THE CHITA JAPAN WHISKY 0,7L 43%

Name: THE CHITA JAPAN WHISKY 0,7L 43%
SKU: 017171
Price: 345.00 PLN
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Alcohol percentage: 43%

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The Chita is a single grain whisky from Japan, produced by Suntory at the Chita distillery on the peninsula of the same name. Despite the category name, this whisky is not a blended malt but a grain whisky – created at the Chita distillery on the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya, primarily from corn as the base raw material. The first release reached the Japanese market in September 2015.

The distillery, founded in 1972 by Keizo Saji, son of Suntory's founder, was built on the coast of the Chita Peninsula to produce grain whisky for the brand's blends. For decades its distillates have formed the grain backbone of Suntory's blends – Chita supplies most of the grain whisky that Suntory uses in blends such as Hibiki, Suntory Royal and Kakubin. The Chita is the only grain whisky that Suntory bottles in its own right as a product.

The raw material and the distillation method set Chita apart from malt whiskies. The distillery produces three types of grain whisky from corn through a continuous, multi-column distillation process. These three styles – light, heavy and medium – make it possible to blend distillates of differing character. Maturation takes place in several cask types: The Chita matures in three kinds of casks – American ex-bourbon barrels, Spanish oak casks and European ex-wine casks. The whisky carries no age statement and is bottled at 43%.

The nose and palate are dominated by a delicate grain sweetness. There are notes of honeydew melon, citrus and honeyed cereal flakes, vanilla sponge cake and fruit-tree blossom, while the finish is of medium length and rather citrusy. The profile is light and grainy, with honey, vanilla and tropical fruit. The finish, short to medium, moves into slightly drying white pepper and spicy oak.

Chita's character is sometimes compared to American whiskeys on account of its corn base, though the profile remains distinctly Japanese. The Chita is light and easy-drinking, while at the same time carrying the aroma of maturation in oak casks. This is a whisky of light, fresh structure that can be served neat, on the rocks or in a highball.