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Yoichi Distillery

余市蒸溜所

Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido
Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Masataka Taketsuru chose this spot on the Sea of Japan because the cold, damp, peaty conditions reminded him of Scotland. Still uses direct coal-fired stills, which is now close to unique worldwide. Reachable by local train from Sapporo in about an hour.

Visiting

Open to visitors.

Details

PrefectureHokkaido
RegionHokkaido
Founded1934
OwnerNikka Whisky

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