Chichibu distillery

Chichibu

Region: Japan
Location	Midorigaoka 49, Chichibu, Saitama, 368-0067
Coordinates	36°2′47.6″N 139°3′15.8″E / 36.046556°N 139.054389°ECoordinates: 36°2′47.6″N 139°3′15.8″E / 36.046556°N 139.054389°E
Owner	Venture Whisky
Founded	2008
Founder	Ichiro Akuto
Status	Active
Number of stills	2 pot stills

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]

References

Notes

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

Bibliography

• Buxton, Ian (2012). 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. Edinburgh: Hachette Scotland. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9780755363193.
• Frederick, Jim (February 2014). "Japan's Whisky Rebellion". Roads & Kingdoms. Roads & Kingdoms. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
• Joe, Melinda (8 February 2013). "Whisky distillery plays a winning hand". The Japan Times. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
• "Chichibu Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. WHISKY Magazine Japan. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014. External link in |work= (help)