A brief history of Japanese Whisky
The two most influential figures in the history of Japanese whisky are Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru. Torii was the founder of Kotobukiya (later to become Suntory). A western liquor…
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Chichibu Distillery
Chichibu Distillery is Japan’s newest distillery established in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, around 100km north-west of Tokyo. Opened in 2008 by Ichiro Akuto, Chichibu Distillery produces the Ichiro's Malt range…