点评:This was a great day out from Tokyo and I would highly recommend it.
I used a standard Passmo card for the return journey from Shinjuku to Kobuchizawa. If you turn left when leaving Kobuchizawa station and walk for a couple of minutes you will see a Suntory bus stop. The distillery run a complimentary shuttle bus during standard opening hours (check the website first for running times).
I arrived about 45 minutes early but this wasn’t a problem as the lovely girls on reception checked me in and allowed me to visit the distillery grounds, including the museum, while I waited for my tour to start.
The tour itself is conducted entirely in Japanese but the distillery have an audio guide on an app that can be downloaded and you are then able to follow the tour in your own language.
It was very interesting to see the process of how malt whisky is made from start to finish.
But the highlight was a whisky tasting at the end with a very comprehensive explanation from the tour guide. For English speakers they have a written guide that is very good.
Finally, I was able to buy a bottle of 12 year old Hakushu Single Malt for a very reasonable price compared to my own country.
There was an interesting gift shop at the end with Suntory branded goodies including various glasses.
I would highly recommend a visit here.
翻译:这是从东京出发的美好一天,我强烈推荐。
我使用标准 Passmo 卡从新宿返回小渊泽。离开小渊泽站后左转,步行几分钟,您会看到三得利巴士站。酿酒厂在标准营业时间内提供免费班车(请先查看网站了解运行时间)。
我提前约 45 分钟到达,但这不是问题,因为接待处的可爱女孩为我办理了入住手续,并允许我在等待游览开始时参观酿酒厂,包括博物馆。
游览本身完全以日语进行,但酿酒厂的应用程序上有语音导游,您可以下载,然后您可以使用自己的语言跟随游览。
从头到尾了解麦芽威士忌的制作过程非常有趣。
但亮点是最后的威士忌品尝,导游进行了非常全面的解释。对于说英语的人,他们有一本非常好的书面指南。
最后,我以与本国相比非常合理的价格买到了一瓶 12 年陈酿的白州单一麦芽威士忌。
最后有一个有趣的礼品店,里面有三得利品牌的商品,包括各种玻璃杯。
我强烈推荐来这里参观。