Akkeshi distillery

Akkeshi distillery
Region: Japan
Location4-109-2 Miyazono, Akkeshi-cho, Akkeshi-gun, Hokkaido 088-1124
Coordinates43°4′33.0″N 144°49′14.7″E / 43.075833°N 144.820750°E / 43.075833; 144.820750
OwnerKenten Jitsugyo
Founded2016 (2016)
StatusActive
No. of stills1 wash still, 1 spirit still
WebsiteAkkeshi distillery (in English)

Akkeshi distillery (Japanese: 厚岸蒸溜所, Hepburn: Akkeshi jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2016, the distillery is owned by Kenten Jitsugyo, a trading company based in Tokyo.[1] It is located at Akkeshi (厚岸町, Akkeshi-cho), a town in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Whiskey Richard 2020.

Bibliography

  • Van Eycken, Stefan (1 July 2016). "開業直前レポート（1）：厚岸蒸溜所【前半／全2回】" [Report just before opening (1): Akkeshi Distillery (part 1 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • ———————— (13 July 2016). "開業直前レポート（1）：厚岸蒸溜所【後半／全2回】】" [Report just before opening (1): Akkeshi Distillery (part 2 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • Whiskey Richard (28 April 2020). "Akkeshi distillery". nomunication.jp. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • 道東の地から新しいジャパニーズ・ウイスキーの誕生 [The birth of a new Japanese whisky from the land of Eastern Hokkaido]. 29th Regular Meeting, 2016-2017 (in Japanese). Kushiro, Hokkaido: Kushiro Rotary Club. 23 February 2017.