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Walk through real production
Follow barley through fermentation, copper distillation and maturation on a 90-minute ambassador-led route.
Private from Chengdu to Mount Emei
A whisky world hidden beneath Mount Emei.
Two private days inside China’s living distillery craft, Sichuan flavour and forest silence.
Plan the journey
Duration2 days / 1 night
DistilleryTHE CHUAN
FormatPrivate from Chengdu
FromUSD 980 / guest
Why make the journey
A distillery worth travelling for.
THE CHUAN is not a whisky-themed showroom. It is a working malt distillery where landscape, production, architecture, art and Sichuan flavour meet in one place.
Pernod Ricard’s first original malt whisky distillery in China
A new whisky origin shaped specifically for Mount Emei, with production, visitor experience and hospitality designed as one destination.
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Three cask stories in one glass
Compare the influence of Chinese oak, bourbon and sherry casks through four guided pours.
Architecture you can inhabit
Neri&Hu’s shan-shui complex turns mountain and water into paths, courtyards, frames and quiet pauses.
From production to glass
Taste the decisions that built the whisky.
See the stills at work, breathe in the cask rooms, then sit down to four pours with four Sichuan bites. The sequence turns process into flavour.
Your private itinerary
Two days, built around the distillery.
The route begins and ends at your central Chengdu hotel. Timings are refined around confirmed tour, dining and hotel availability.
Enter THE CHUAN
Production, cask, glass and a long Sichuan table.
Leave Chengdu
Private pickup from your central hotel.
Arrive beneath Mount Emei
Settle into Gaoqiao valley with a light local lunch.
Inside a working distillery
Trace raw materials, fermentation, copper distillation and cask ageing with a brand ambassador.
Four pours, four Sichuan bites
Compare Chinese oak, bourbon and sherry influence, then explore the art and distillery shop.
Ten courses at Die Yan
Sichuan ingredients and whisky-making ideas become ten courses with two pairings.
A quiet mountain night
Check in to a selected four-star retreat in the valley.
Wake under Emei
Forest air, temple culture and an unhurried return.
Breakfast in the valley
Wake slowly with mountain air and a local breakfast.
Walk the lower slopes
Move beneath broadleaf forest near Baoguo Temple with cultural and ecological context from your host.
Seasonal lunch and tea
A relaxed final table built around the flavours of Emei.
Return to Chengdu
Private transfer to your hotel, arriving around 16:30.
Dinner & one mountain night
The day ends at a table, not a checkout counter.
Die Yan was developed with Silver Pot, a Michelin-listed and Black Pearl recognised Sichuan restaurant. Ten courses translate malting, fermentation, distillation and ageing into dinner.
After two THE CHUAN pairings, your selected four-star retreat is a short drive away. One shared room and breakfast are included.
Wake with the mountain still around you.
Day two leaves room for forest, temple culture, tea and the slower rhythm that makes the whisky landscape feel complete.
Journey details
Private from door to door.
Hotel pickup
Private return vehicle from central Chengdu.
English host
Local context and practical support for two full days.
Reservations handled
Tour, tasting, dinner and hotel confirmed as one journey.
Small by design
Private departure with no coach group or shopping stops.
Private two-day journey
THE CHUAN and Mount Emei
USD980per guest
Starting price based on two guests sharing one room. Final arrangements are confirmed at booking.
Included
- Private Chengdu return transport for two days
- English-speaking trip host
- THE CHUAN 90-minute ambassador tour
- Four whisky pours and four Sichuan bites
- Ten-course Die Yan dinner with two whisky pairings
- One night in a selected four-star retreat
- Breakfast, two lunches and the foothill experience
Follow the river. Taste the mountain.
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