Chichibu # 7248 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel Distilled in 2017. This excellent Chichibu 6 Year Old from Ichiro’s Malt was distilled in 2017 at Japan’s fastest growing distillery before being matured in a first-fill bourbon barrel for 6 years and bottled at cask strength in 2023. It brings everything you would expect from a quality Chichibu single malt – elegance, complexity and balance.