History Founded in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto. In 2007, the Chichibu Distillery was completed and  began producing whisky after acquiring a whisky production license in February 2008. Chichibu was the first new Japanese distillery since 1973. It is located at Chichibu (秩父市 Chichibu-shi?), a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling

• Chichibu Chibidaru 2010 (53.5%, OB, 2014)
• Ichiro’s Malt & Grain (46%, OB, 2015)

Independent Bottling