Asaka
安積蒸溜所
Tohoku (Fukushima), Japan·est. 2016·active·Sasanokawa Shuzo
Adatara snowmeltSoft, fruit-forward Tohoku maltSasanokawa houseVisitor centre
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68/100
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The Story
Sasanokawa Shuzo, a Koriyama sake and shochu maker since 1765, revived whisky production at its new Asaka Distillery in 2016 — a compact malt plant with a single pair of stills tucked beside the old Cherry Whisky blending house.
Production
Still heating
indirect steam
Water
Mt. Adatara snowmelt
Climate
Cool inland, four-season
Maturation
Bourbon, sherry and mizunara casks in on-site dunnage; humid Tohoku summers give steady but restrained maturation.
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