Japanese whisky
Japanese whisky is a style of whisky developed and produced in Japan. Whisky production in Japan began around 1870, but the first commercial production was in 1923 upon the opening of the country's first distillery, Yamazaki. Broadly speaking, ...
distillery
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. It is located at , a
town
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Shiribeshi Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture
is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Ts ...
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Hokkaido
is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; th ...
, Japan.
The distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling, and was opened in 1934. It is the older of the two distilleries owned by Nikka Whisky, the other being the company’s
Miyagikyo distillery
is a Japanese whisky distillery. It is located near , the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan.
The distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling, and was opened in 1969. Originally known as "Sendai distillery", it was th ...