Chichibu Distillery Ichiro's Malt The US 2021 Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky

In 2007, Ichiro Akuto, the grandson of the founder of the Hanyu Distillery, started a new chapter in Japan's whisky history by building Chichibu Distillery. Situated in Saitama prefecture around 70km north-west of Tokyo, production began in February 2008. Equipment includes a small mill, a mash tun, washbacks made of Japanese Oak (Mizunara), and a pair of small copper pot stills manufactured by Forsyths of Rothes, Scotland. Several different cask types are used including bourbon barrels, sherry butts and hogsheads, all matured in the unique nature of Chichibu.