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The Chita

The Chita Single Grain

Chita Distillery · Aichi (Chita Peninsula) · JP · Blend of Chita Distillery

Age
NAS
ABV
43%
Size
700 ml
Style
single grain
Release
core range
Status
current

Light, sweet and delicate — honey, crème brûlée and a gentle bitterness; the "sunny" grain whisky.

Scores

Glass Guide
84
/ 100
Collectability
36
/ 100
Investment
28
/ 100
enthusiastDemand: mediumstableCounterfeit: low
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Provenance & authenticity

Distillery
Chita Distillery
Founded
1972
Region
Aichi (Chita Peninsula) · JP
Bottler
The Chita
Component distilleries
Chita Distillery
Bottled
2025
First released
2015

Provenance facts are catalogued from producer literature, official specification sheets, and auction house condition reports. Where a field is unverified it is left blank rather than estimated.

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Flavour

Nose

Honey, crème brûlée and light floral notes.

caramel
Palate

Sweet, delicate grain with vanilla and a gentle bitterness.

honey
Finish

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Aftertaste — Honey and oak

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Maturation

  1. Stage 1 · primary
    Ex-bourbon barrel
    American oak · bourbon · first-fill
    70%

    White oak grain casks

  2. Stage 2 · primary
    Spanish oak sherry butt
    European (Spanish) oak · sherry · first-fill
    20%

    Spanish oak

  3. Stage 3 · primary
    Refill hogshead
    American oak · bourbon · refill
    10%

    Wine cask component

Pricing & Availability — Japan
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Market & Auction

Illustrative data
Current MSRP
$120AUD
Avg Retail
$115AUD
Low Retail
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High Retail
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Verified sales on record
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Most recent
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Investment metrics
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Recognition

External awards
None recorded
Glass Guide category wins
best_grain
2025 · Prior-year winner (2026 went to Fuji Single Grain).
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