Chichibu distillery

Chichibu distillery (Japanese: 秩父蒸溜所, Hepburn: Chichibu jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto, and operational from 2008, it was the first new Japanese distillery since 1973.[1] It is located at Chichibu (秩父市, Chichibu-shi), a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[2]

Chichibu distillery
Region: Japan
LocationMidorigaoka 49, Chichibu, Saitama, 368-0067
Coordinates36°2′47.6″N 139°3′15.8″E
OwnerVenture Whisky
Founded2008 (2008)
FounderIchiro Akuto
StatusActive
No. of stills2 pot stills

References

Notes
  1. Frederick 2014.
  2. WHISKY Magazine Japan 2013.

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