The nikka whisky distilling co.
Nikka whiskey japan.
Many other distilleries opened throughout the early part of the twentieth century but then closed in the latter part of the 1900s as people lost interest in the spirit.
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In this distant land the secrets of whisky making would be imparted to this young japanese man and here he would meet the woman who would become his bride.
Japanese whisky is a style of whisky developed and produced in japan whisky production in japan began around 1870 but the first commercial production was in 1924 upon the opening of the country s first distillery yamazaki broadly speaking the style of japanese whisky is more similar to that of scotch whisky than other major styles of whisky.
ニッカウヰスキー株式会社 nikka uwisukii kabushiki gaisha is a producer of japanese whisky and other beverages headquartered in tokyo it is owned by asahi group holdings.
Blended japanese whiskies are becoming more available and many are excellent a few years back japanese whisky exploded in popularity outside of japan catching the distilleries off guard.
Nikka released their first whiskey nikka whisky in 1940.
Many japanese distilleries follow the scottish custom of spelling whiskey without the e so it is whisky.
The company operates a number of distilleries and other facilities in japan including two japanese whisky distilleries the yoichi distillery in yoichi hokkaidō.
For the nikka whisky distilling co located in japan apples are said to have persisted as a symbol of promise for it for more than 80 years.
In 1918 masataka taketsuru embarked alone on a long voyage to scotland.
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A japanese producer of whisky and spirits.
Nikka was founded by masataka taketsuru whom is considered the father of japanese whisky.
He traveled to scotland in 1918 to learn how to make scotch whiskey first hand.
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