Address: 970 Shibanta Gotenba-shi Shizuoka-ken 412-0003 Japan
The Fuji Gotemba Distillery is located at the foot of mount Fuji. Its elevation ensures that the distilleries temperatures range very similar to Scottish distilleries throughout the year. The distillery belongs to the Kirin Distilling group and was founded in the 1970th. The distillery was originally called the Gotemba Distillery and later changed to Fuji-Gotemba when it came under the Read more...
Address: 2913 Hakushūchō Torihara Hokuto-shi Yamanashi-ken 408-0316 Japan
The Hakushu Distillery was founded in 1973 by Suntory. It is located in the Japanese Southern Alps and is nicknamed the “forest distillery”. It is among the highest malt distilleries in the world with 700 meters above sea level. At its time it was one of the largest distilleries in the world. Hakushu west is no longer active, production was Read more...
Address: Midorigaoka 49 Chichibu Saitama Prefecture 368-0067 Japan
Chichibu distillery is owned by Venture whisky and was founded by Ichiro Akuto who is grandson of the founder of the closed distillery Hanyu. Chichibu distillery was built on a small hill in the Chichibu-city. The environment is unique as Japanese. It’s very hot and humid in the summertime, but on the other hand, it’s extremely cold in wintertime with Read more...
