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Chichibu Distillery

秩父蒸溜所

Chichibu Distillery in Saitama
Photo: Ebiebi2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Ichiro Akuto's distillery, and the reason 'Japanese craft whisky' is a category at all. Tiny output, released in small batches, and priced on the secondary market accordingly. Not open to the public.

Visiting

Not open to the public.

Details

PrefectureSaitama
RegionKanto
Founded2008
OwnerVenture Whisky

Bottles

Chichibu The First

秩父 ザ・ファースト

Chichibu Distillery · Single Malt · 10 yo · 50.5%

Secondary market only Meets the JSLMA standard

¥45,000