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Akkeshi Distillery

厚岸蒸溜所

On the foggy east coast of Hokkaido, explicitly modelled on Islay: peated malt, cold damp maturation, sea air. The closest thing Japan has to a Laphroaig analogue.

Visiting

Not open to the public.

Details

PrefectureHokkaido
RegionHokkaido
Founded2016
OwnerKenten Jitsugyo

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