Japanese Whisky
Masataka Takesuru is regarded as the founder of Japanese whisky. Born 1895 into a Sake-brewing family.
He left Japan for Scotland in 1918 to study chemistry and whisky making at Glasgow University taking up apprentaships with Scottish distilleries he learnt from craftsmen at first hand the skills associated with distilling and blending.
He returned in 1923 with a Scottish wife and a deep desire to create Japanese whisky on the island of Hokkaido. However his employer at the time Kotobukiya, insisted that the best location for the distillery would be close to the major urban areas on Honshu,so Yamazaki (Suntory) was established with Takesuru in charge.
His Vision of a northern distillery on Hokkaido never left him. There was peat, oak and the island climate was similar to the Scotland he knew. To produce the whisky he desired he would have to become independent. In 1934 he left Yamazaki to set up his own distillery. Six years later the first whiskies were released from the Yoichi distillery
Fuji–Gotemba Whisky Distillery
Japanese Malt and Grain Distillery
Founded in 1973 by Kirin Seagram Co in the foothills of Mt Fuji
Hakushu Whisky Distillery (Suntory)
The original Hakushu Distillery was built in 1973, located in a forest setting in the foothills of Japans southern Alps
Hanyu Whisky Distillery
The Akuto family who were originally sake-makers in the town of Chichibu established this family business in 1626.
Karuizawa Whisky Distillery
Karuizawa distillery was established in 1955 in the foothills of Mount Asama,
Miyagikyo Whisky Distillery (Nikka)
Masataka Takesuru founded The Miyagikyo Distillery in 1969 this distillery is, close to the city of Sendai in northern Honshu, the main Island of the Japanese Islands
Yamazaki Whisky Distillery (Suntory)
Yamazaki Distillery was the first whisky distillery built in Japan (1923). The first domestic whisky "Suntory Shirofuda" (blended) went on sale in 1929.
Yoichi Whisky Distillery (Nikka)
The distillery founded in 1934 by Masataka Takesuru is the furthest North of the Japanese distilleries located on the island of Hokkaido.
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