Category: Distilleries
Profiles of whisky distilleries across Japan.
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Nagahama distillery: Japan’s smallest whisky maker
Nagahama distillery on Lake Biwa is often called Japan’s smallest whisky maker. Its history, Portuguese stills, Amahagan bottles, and buying…
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Sakurao distillery: Hiroshima’s whisky and gin maker
Sakurao distillery makes single malt whisky and craft gin on Hiroshima Bay, built by a century-old sake company. History, stills,…
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Yuza distillery: Yamagata’s only whisky producer
Yuza distillery is Yamagata’s first and only whisky producer, built by a sake maker at the foot of Mount Chokai.…
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Akkeshi distillery: Hokkaido peated whisky guide
Akkeshi distillery makes Islay-style peated whisky on Hokkaido’s wetlands. Here is its history, key bottles, and how to buy or…
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Kanosuke distillery: Kagoshima’s coastal single malt guide
Kanosuke makes single malt on a Kagoshima beach using three pot stills and shochu-cask aging. History, core bottles, and where…
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Yoichi distillery: Nikka coal-fired whisky guide
Yoichi distillery is Nikka’s founding site, known for coal-fired stills. Here is its history, key bottles, and how to buy…
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Shizuoka distillery guide: Japan’s craft whisky pioneer
Shizuoka distills whisky in Japan’s mountains using a salvaged Karuizawa still and a wood-fired still. History, core bottles, and how…
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Mars Shinshu distillery guide: Japan’s highest whisky maker
Mars Shinshu is Japan’s highest whisky distillery, built on 1949-era stills in the Nagano Alps. History, core bottles, and how…
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Chichibu distillery: history, whisky and how to visit
Chichibu distillery is Japan’s cult craft whisky maker. Here is its history, production, key bottles, and how overseas fans can…