Chubu, Shizuoka

Shizuoka (Gaiaflow) Distillery

静岡蒸溜所

Founded
2016
Owner
Gaiaflow Distilling Co.
Still Type
Pot still (wood-fired direct heat W still + steam-heated K still, ex-Karuizawa)
Status
active
✓ JSLMA Member
Tours Available

About

Founded by whisky importer Taiko Nakamura in Shizuoka's Okuzashiki region. Home to two distinct pot stills: the wood-fired W still (direct heat, the only one of its kind in the world) and the steam-heated K still (formerly from the legendary Karuizawa Distillery). Cedar fermentation washbacks, a first in whisky, draw from local sake tradition. Underground water from the Japanese Southern Alps feeds the production.

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