Karuizawa distillery
 The former distillery building, 2011 | |
| Region: Japan | |
|---|---|
| Location | Maseguchi 1795-2, Miyota-machi, Kita-Sakugun, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36°19′22″N 138°30′24″E / 36.32278°N 138.50667°ECoordinates: 36°19′22″N 138°30′24″E / 36.32278°N 138.50667°E |
| Owner | Mercian Corporation |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Status | Closed |
| No. of stills | 4 pot stills |
| Mothballed | 2000 |
Karuizawa distillery (軽井沢蒸溜所, Karuizawa jōryūsho) was a Japanese whisky distillery. It was located at Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Established in 1955, the distillery began production in 1956.[3] It was owned by Mercian Corporation,[1] and was the smallest in Japan.[3] It was mothballed in 2000, and closed in 2011; the land on which it had stood was sold in 2012.[3] The remaining whisky stock from the distillery was purchased and re-branded, then released as a series of luxury whiskies. The rarest of these is the 1960 vintage, which is on sale at US$638,000 per bottle.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Karuizawa Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. WHISKY Magazine Japan. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Karuizawa Distillery". Diffordsguide.com website. odd firm of sin. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Karuizawa". Whisky for Everyone website. Whisky for Everyone. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Where to buy the rarest whiskies off the rack in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Musee d'art Mercian Karuizawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Karuizawa Distillery – Learn About the Karuizawa Distillery
This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at June 2014.
- Distilleries in Japan
- Japanese whisky
- 1955 establishments in Japan