Yamazaki (whiskey distillery)
Yamazaki ( Japanese 山崎 蒸 溜 所 , Yamazaki Jōryūsho ) is a whiskey distillery owned by Suntory in Shimamoto , Osaka Prefecture . The single malt whiskey of the same name Yamazaki whiskey is produced there. The main reason for the choice of the company headquarters was the excellent water quality of the area called Minaseno . Furthermore, the location at the foot of Mount Tennozan and close to the confluence of the three rivers Katsura , Kizu and Uji creates a special climate, which is mainly characterized by very high humidity.
history
The Yamazaki distillery was opened in 1923 by Torii Shinjirō ( 鳥 井 信 治郎 ) as the first malt whiskey distillery in Japan. The founder and chairman of Kotobukiya (the predecessor of Suntory ) wanted to produce a serious whiskey and therefore hired Taketsuru Masataka ( 竹 鶴 政 孝 ), whom he appointed factory director of the Yamazaki distillery in 1924. This descendant of a 17th century sake brewing family traveled to Scotland in 1918 to study at the University of Glasgow and learn how to make Scotch whiskey on site. He married Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan († 1961) from Scotland, who went to Japan with him in 1920. Under Taketsuru (* 1894), the production of the first whiskey was completed in 1929, which was sold as shirofuda ( 白 札 , English white label ). Due to differences with Torii, Taketsuru left the company in 1934 and founded the company Daju-Nippon Kaju KK , later called Nikka (whiskey) , on Hokkaidō in the same year .
Products
Yamazaki single malt whiskey was sold in 1984.
- Yamazaki 10 years
- Yamazaki 12 years ISC2003 gold medal
- Yamazaki 18 Years SWSC2005 Very Best Quality Gold Medal 、 ISC2007 Gold Medal
- Yamazaki 25 years
- Yamazaki 35 years
- Yamazaki 50 years
The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 was named the world's best whiskey of 2013 by Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible .
sightseeing
Visits to the Yamazaki distillery are possible, as is a company tour through the areas of purchasing, fermentation, distillation and storage. There is also the possibility of attending a whiskey seminar on Saturdays. You can also visit the Yamazaki whiskey hall at the same location, where 7000 whiskey bottles or pot stills are on display. In a company shop you can buy whiskey and souvenirs.
Web links
- Factory official website (Japanese)
- Official website of the whiskey (Japanese)
- Information from Suntory
Individual evidence
- ^ Gilbert Delos: Les Whiskeys du Monde. Translation from French: Karin-Jutta Hofmann: Whiskey from all over the world. Karl Müller, Erlangen 1998, ISBN 3-86070-442-7 , p. 151 f. ( Nikka ).
- ^ Gilbert Delos: Whiskey from all over the world. 1998, p. 151.
- ↑ Whiskey from Japan awarded: The Schottenschocker. In: Spiegel Online . November 4, 2014, accessed June 10, 2018 .
Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′ 35.5 " N , 135 ° 40 ′ 28.4" E