Asaka distillery

Asaka distillery (Japanese: 安積蒸溜所, Hepburn: Asaka jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2016, it is owned by Sasanokawa Shuzo Co., Ltd., a Japanese sake and shōchū maker based in Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Honshu, Japan.[1] The distillery is located at Kōriyama (郡山市, Kōriyama-shi), a city in Fukushima Prefecture.[1]

Asaka distillery
Region: Japan
Location1-178 Sasagawa, Kōriyama, Fukushima 963-0108
Coordinates37°21′42.8″N 140°22′20.7″E
OwnerSasanokawa Shuzo
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderTetsuzo Yamaguchi
StatusActive
No. of stills1 wash still, 1 spirit still
WebsiteAsaka distillery on Facebook (in Japanese)

References

Notes
  1. Whiskey Richard 2020.

Bibliography
  • Van Eycken, Stefan (20 April 2016). "東北の新星、安積蒸溜所が誕生" [Asaka Distillery, a rising star in Tohoku, is born]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • ———————— (11 August 2017). "安積蒸溜所の一日【前半／全2回】" [Asaka Distillery Day (part 1 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • ———————— (14 August 2017). "安積蒸溜所の一日【後半／全2回】" [Asaka Distillery Day (part 2 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • Whiskey Richard (18 August 2020). "Asaka distillery". nomunication.jp. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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