SCYFOOD > Japanese Whisky Chichibu 2008 Ichiro's Malt Newborn Cask #82 Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY Karuizawa distillery 軽井沢蒸溜所 was a Japanese whisky distillery. It was located at Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1955, the distillery began production in 1956. It was owned by Mercian Corporation and was the smallest in Japan. It was mothballed in 2000, and closed in 2011, The remaining whiskey stock from the distillery was purchased and re-branded, then released as a series of luxury whiskies. Placed into cask in May 2008 and bottled in September 2008 at a strength. Please note : this is an old bottle and the closure may have deteriorated, care should be taken when it is being opened. The item is sold as and we do not accept liability for the state of the closure. 70cl63,2%