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Miyagikyo (Nikka)

Japan

3.8 (1,315)
1,043

96

The Whisky distillery Miyagikyo is the second distillery beside Yoichi, on which Masataka Taketsuru based the success of his Japanese Nikka company.

Yamazaki

Japan

4.3 (1,033)
822

85

Named after the surrounding region, the Yamazaki Distillery was the pioneer of Japanese Whisky. Today it's still the uncrowned queen of Japanese Whisky distilleries – both in terms of production and popularity.

Chita

Japan

3.5 (449)
397

5

Hakushu

Japan

4.1 (117)
98

20

Hakushu is a Whisky distillery in Japan that opened in 1973. Completely surrounded by forests, it is located on Mount Kaikomagatake in the Japanese Southern Alps. It is one of the highest distilleries in the world.

White Oak

Japan

3.4 (106)
98

31

Chichibu

Japan

4.4 (56)
55

41

Chichibu Distillery started producing its famous Whiskies in 2008. The distillery is owned by Venture Whisky Ltd., established by Ichiro Akuto in 2004 in Chichibu, a city in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, about 100 kilometres from Tokyo. Ichiro Akuto was...

Sakurao

Japan

3.1 (53)
64

17

The Sakurao Distillery, founded in 2018 and affiliated with the brewery of the same name, is located in Hiroshima Prefecture in southern Japan. The modern distillery produces high-quality Single Malts on two custom-built stills. The hybrid still, which...

Shinshu Mars

Japan

3.8 (48)
43

40

Kurayoshi

Japan

3.2 (38)
37

19

Karuizawa

Japan

4.7 (36)
29

34

Fuji Gotemba

Japan

4.0 (20)
25

24

This distillery was founded in 1972 and is right at the foot of the Mount Fuji.

Kaikyo

Japan

3.2 (18)
19

5

Kaikyo is a Japanese Whisky distillery near the town of Akashi. The distillery is named after the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world. Whisky has been produced there since May 2017. In addition to Hatozaki Whisky, the...

Yoichi (Nikka)

Japan

3.5 (13)
10

12

Yoichi Distillery is one of the Nikka Distilleries on Hokkaido Island. In the meantime, Japan has built up a remarkable Malt Whiskey production that can compete with the Scots in terms of quality.

Sasanokawa Shuzo

Japan

3.7 (11)
12

8

Sasanokawa Shuzo, founded in 1765 in Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture, was the first distillery in Tohoku to start producing Whisky in 1946. After a break, the neighbouring Asaka distillery was reopened in 2015 to establish the Yamazakura brand as a...

Kanosuke

Japan

4.0 (5)
6

2

The japanese distillery Kanoshuke went into operation in 2018. It lies on the Fukiagehama beach on the west coast of the Kagoshima prefecture. For such a small distillery the number of stills is rather unusual. Kanosuke started production with three and...

Monde Shuzo

Japan

1.6 (5)
7

3

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