Malt Whisky Distillery
Japanese whisky, with its delicate yet powerful flavor, has won numerous awards both at home and abroad and is now recognized worldwide. Suntory Yamazaki Distillery is Japan's first malt whisky distillery. In 1923, the history of Japanese whisky began here with the founding of Suntory Holdings founder Shinjiro Torii. Yamazaki has long been known for its excellent water, so much so that tea master Sen no Rikyu built a teahouse there. The unique topography, where the Uji River, Kizu River, and Katsura River converge, creates a moderately humid climate. This high-quality water and humid environment is said to be an ideal place for whisky production.
A distinctive feature of whisky production at Suntory Yamazaki Distillery is the variety of raw spirits it produces, unparalleled anywhere in the world. For example, it selectively uses wooden barrel fermentation tanks and stainless steel fermentation tanks in the fermentation process, stills of different sizes and shapes in the distillation process, and different types of barrels in the storage (aging) process. This allows it to produce a wide variety of raw spirits at every stage, from preparation to fermentation, distillation, and storage (aging).
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