Chugoku Jozo
Chugoku Jozo is a historic distillery from Japan, founded in 1918 in the Chugoku region, precisely near the city of Hiroshima. For decades it produced sake and shochu, only starting whisky production around the 1990s, launching the Togouchi brand. Today it is known for a small and prestigious production exported worldwide.
The whiskies from Chugoku Jozo distillery are born from the skillful blending of Single Malt from Scotland and grain whisky from Canada, all aged in Japan in European oak barrels that previously contained Sherry. The long aging takes place in an abandoned railway tunnel measuring 361 meters. This tunnel was excavated in the 1970s by the Japanese Railway company in anticipation of a new railway line that was never inaugurated. It was then acquired by the distillery because it provided optimal conditions for barrel storage, particularly a constant temperature of 15°C and a fixed humidity of 80%.
The Togouchi whiskies from Chugoku Jozo encapsulate the
Chugoku Jozo is a historic distillery from Japan, founded in 1918 in the Chugoku region, precisely near the city of Hiroshima. For decades it produced sake and shochu, only starting whisky production around the 1990s, launching the Togouchi brand. Today it is known for a small and prestigious production exported worldwide.
The whiskies from Chugoku Jozo distillery are born from the skillful blending of Single Malt from Scotland and grain whisky from Canada, all aged in Japan in European oak barrels that previously contained Sherry. The long aging takes place in an abandoned railway tunnel measuring 361 meters. This tunnel was excavated in the 1970s by the Japanese Railway company in anticipation of a new railway line that was never inaugurated. It was then acquired by the distillery because it provided optimal conditions for barrel storage, particularly a constant temperature of 15°C and a fixed humidity of 80%.
The Togouchi whiskies from Chugoku Jozo encapsulate the
