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Japanese whisky from Saitama Pref. striking right notes overseas

SAITAMA, Japan - In this photo taken Sept. 14, 2009, Ichiro Akuto, 44-year-old president of Venture Whisky, poses in front of a copper still at the Chichibu Distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture.

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Japan's smallest whisky distiller chases big dream

Venture Whisky Ltd. owner Ichiro Akuto shows off the shelves of casks for maturing whisky produced at his distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 22, 2015. Akuto, who began producing the "Ichiro's Malt" series at the distillery in 2008, hopes to offer 10-year-old whisky when Japan hosts the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's smallest whisky distiller chases big dream

Eight rare "washback" casks, or fermentation tanks, made of "mizunara" Japanese oak are lined up in front of two Scotland-made copper pot stills at Venture Whisky Ltd.'s distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 22, 2015. Ichiro Akuto, who began producing whisky at the distillery in 2008, hopes to offer 10-year-old whisky when Japan hosts the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's smallest whisky distiller chases big dream

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2015, shows two Scotland-made copper pot stills in operation at Venture Whisky Ltd.'s distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Ichiro Akuto, who began producing whisky at the distillery in 2008, hopes to offer 10-year-old whisky when Japan hosts the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's smallest whisky distiller chases big dream

A staff member of Venture Whisky Ltd. shows a bottle of "Ichiro's Malt" whisky at a distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 22, 2015. Ichiro Akuto, who began producing whisky at the distillery in 2008, hopes to offer 10-year-old whisky when Japan hosts the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese whisky from Saitama Pref. striking right notes overseas

SAITAMA, Japan - In this photo taken Sept. 14, 2009, Ichiro Akuto, 44-year-old president of Venture Whisky, poses in front of a copper still at the Chichibu Distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japanese whisky from Saitama Pref. striking right notes overseas

SAITAMA, Japan - In this photo taken Sept. 14, 2009, Ichiro Akuto, 44-year-old president of Venture Whisky, poses in front of a copper still at the Chichibu Distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo)