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Bottle archive / chubu

Fuji Sanroku

富士山麓

On the shelf Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥1,800

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $12 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Observed shop / shelf price · 750ml · tax basis not recorded

$73

Observed price · checked August 2026
wine-searcher US average, 750ml. Weaker than a single named retailer — averages blend ordinary shops with specialist importers, which runs high on bottles Japan does not officially export. Replace when a Total Wine listing is confirmed.

No markup multiple is shown unless both the Japan and overseas values are observed transaction/shelf prices with dated provenance.

Can you actually buy it here?

Stocked by ordinary Japanese liquor shops and supermarkets at list price.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

50% ABV for under ¥2,000, which is close to unbeatable on paper. Kirin makes both the malt and the grain on one site at the foot of Mount Fuji. Rough edges, but the value is real and it is everywhere here.

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Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Fuji Gotemba Distillery
Region	Chubu
Type	Blended
Age	No age statement
ABV	50%
Casks	American oak
Best served	Highball, With water
Our rating	76 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

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Master of Malt

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