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Bottle archive / chubu

The Chita Single Grain

Name: The Chita Single Grain
Brand: Chita Distillery
SKU: suntory-chita

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On the shelf Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed airport duty-free price

¥5,700

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $38 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Japan Duty Free GINZA airport price; not an ordinary domestic shelf price.

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

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

Our estimate · checked August 2026
Widely exported and commonly available; airport stock varies.

Is it Japanese whisky?

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

How it tastes

Suntory's single-grain whisky, made at the Chita distillery from mainly corn grain. Soft, light and quietly sweet, with more detail than the word grain usually suggests. A useful bridge between highball whisky and neat pours.

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

Specification

Producer	Chita Distillery
Region	Chubu
Type	Grain
Age	No age statement
ABV	43%
Casks	American white oak, Spanish oak, Wine casks
Best served	Highball, Neat
Our rating	82 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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