Karuizawa distillery
The former distillery building, 2011
The former distillery building, 2011
Region: Japan
LocationMaseguchi 1795-2, Miyota-machi, Kita-Sakugun, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates36°19′22″N 138°30′24″E / 36.32278°N 138.50667°E / 36.32278; 138.50667
OwnerMercian Corporation
Founded1955 (1955)
StatusClosed
No. of stills4 pot stills
Mothballed2000

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

  1. 1 2 "Karuizawa Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. WHISKY Magazine Japan. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Karuizawa Distillery". Diffordsguide.com website. odd firm of sin. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Karuizawa". Whisky for Everyone website. Whisky for Everyone. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Where to buy the rarest whiskies off the rack in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

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