Kiyokawa (Iiyama Mountain Farm Distillery)

Farm-to-bottle grain-to-glass distillery tucked in the Japanese Alps at Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture. Renamed from Iiyama Mountain Farm Distillery in 2022. Cultivates own barley, rice, and wheat on-site. Two 5,000L stills: one custom traditional pot still and one Frilli pot still (first Italian Frilli in Japan). Also uses a DYE hybrid still (China), four Garberotto oak fermenters (Italy), and two Cheiman mash tuns (Germany). First Kiyokawa Whisky released 2025. Huge temperature variance: barley fields buried under 3m snow in winter, hot summers. Also produces gin and vodka. Togari Onsen grain whisky distillery under construction adjacent.

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