WHISKAVIA / DISTILLERY REFERENCE

Yoichi Distillery

Masataka Taketsuru chose Yoichi for the whisky-producing landscape he sought in northern Japan.

Geography

Country or territory
Japan
Region
Hokkaido
Locality
Yoichi

Source-linked provisional coordinates

43.18750°, 140.79167°

Wikidata coordinate with published Nikka visitor address; precision is not independently confirmed.

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Dated milestones

  1. construction complete

    Nikka dates completion of the Yoichi Distillery to October 1934.

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  2. production

    Nikka's history dates the start of whisky and brandy manufacture to 1936.

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