Asaka distillery (Japanese: 安積蒸溜所, Hepburn: Asaka jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2016, it is owned by Sasanokawa Shuzo Co., Ltd., a Japanese sake and shōchū maker based in Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Honshu, Japan.[1] The distillery is located at Kōriyama (郡山市, Kōriyama-shi), a city in Fukushima Prefecture.[1]
| Region: Japan | |
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| Location | 1-178 Sasagawa, Kōriyama, Fukushima 963-0108 |
| Coordinates | 37°21′42.8″N 140°22′20.7″E / 37.361889°N 140.372417°E |
| Owner | Sasanokawa Shuzo |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Tetsuzo Yamaguchi |
| Status | Active |
| No. of stills | 1 wash still, 1 spirit still |
| Website | Asaka distillery on Facebook (in Japanese) |
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- Van Eycken, Stefan (20 April 2016). "東北の新星、安積蒸溜所が誕生" [Asaka Distillery, a rising star in Tohoku, is born]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ———————— (11 August 2017). "安積蒸溜所の一日【前半／全2回】" [Asaka Distillery Day (part 1 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ———————— (14 August 2017). "安積蒸溜所の一日【後半／全2回】" [Asaka Distillery Day (part 2 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Whiskey Richard (18 August 2020). "Asaka distillery". nomunication.jp. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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- Asaka distillery on Facebook (in Japanese)
