Chita Distillery

CHITA. THE GRAIN DISTILLERY.

In 1972, Keizo Saji—Suntory's second Master Blender—took a momentous step forward in pursuing Shinjiro Torii’s vision for diverse and truly Japanese whiskies blessed with the riches of Japanese nature and craftsmanship. On the misty, calm shores of Chita Peninsula, Keizo built a distillery dedicated to creating the highest-quality Japanese grain whisky.

Using mainly corn grain and a continuous multiple column distillation process, the Chita Distillery makes three types of grain whiskies. The heavy-type grain whisky is distilled through two columns, the medium-type through three columns, and the clean-type through four columns.This diversity is rare among grain whisky distillers as most only produce the heavy type.

Due to their exceptional smoothness and balance, Chita grain whiskies have traditionally been used as the “dashi” or broth that enhances the harmony in Suntory’s renowned blended whiskies. But through many years of research and innovation, the Chita Distillery’s grain whiskies have achieved an unrivaled sophistication and complexity—culminating in The Chita Single Grain Whisky.

CHITA, THE NATURE

In Aichi Prefecture of the center of Japan, Chita Peninsula and its surroundings are known for its history of craftsmenship in fermentation.

The Chita distillery, the inventive grain whisky distillery of the House of Suntory whisky, rises up surrounded by gently-sloping hilly terrain and the serene atmosphere from the sea.

At the serene seacoast of the Chita Penninsula, home to gently-sloping hilly terrain.

WHISKY MAKING AT CHITA

Suntory’s Chita distillery creates three types of grain whisky from corn (clean, medium and heavy); as distinct from most distilleries which only produce the heavy type.Ageing in the unique climate and nature conditions of Omi and Hakushu,

and use of American White Oak casks, further contributes to the incredible range of flavors presented by Chita grain whiskies; only recently enabling the level of complexity and depth demanded by the prodigious standards of the House.

TSUKURIWAKE'—the philosophy of diversity in the making— underpins the House of Suntory Whisky’s legendary Art of Blending.