Tag: Chichibu
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Why so little Japanese whisky uses Japanese barley
Most Japanese whisky is made from imported malt. Why domestic barley is rare, what the law requires, and the distilleries…
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Japanese whisky cask types: what distilleries actually use
Barrel, hogshead, puncheon, sherry butt, mizunara: the casks Japanese distilleries use, with sizes and sourcing from Suntory and Chichibu.
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Kawasaki: Japan’s lost grain whisky distillery
Kawasaki was never built as a whisky distillery. It was a soybean-waste alcohol plant that quietly made grain whisky until…
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Cask strength Japanese whisky: what the number means
What cask strength means on a Japanese whisky label, why Japan’s climate moves the number, and which bottles are genuinely…
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Ichiro’s Malt and Grain: world blend or Japanese whisky?
Ichiro’s Malt and Grain is labelled World Blended Whisky, not Japanese whisky. Here is why, what is in the blend,…
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Hanyu distillery and the Card Series: Japan’s ghost whisky
How a closed Saitama distillery, 400 rescued casks and a set of playing-card labels became the most valuable name in…
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Japanese whisky distilleries: the full list by region
Every operating Japanese whisky distillery we’ve researched, grouped by region, plus links into our full library of distillery guides.
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Chichibu distillery: history, whisky and how to visit
Chichibu distillery is Japan’s cult craft whisky maker. Here is its history, production, key bottles, and how overseas fans can…