Takeshi Taketsuru (Japanese: 竹鶴威, 6 March 1924 – 17 December 2014) was a Japanese whisky distiller.[1] He was the nephew of Masataka Taketsuru, from his sister Nobuyo, and his wife Rita Taketsuru , the founders of the Nikka Whisky company before being adopted by them after his father's death in 1943.[2][3] After their deaths, he took over the company,[4] and expanded its business substantially.[2]

He died on 17 December 2014, at the age of 90.[1] Having married his wife, Utako, in 1951, he is survived by his two children, Kotaro and Minobu.

References

  1. 1 2 "ニッカウヰスキー元社長・竹鶴威さん、死去 「マッサン」主人公モデルの養子". The Huffington Post (in Japanese). 2 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kana Inagaki and Ben McLannahan (2 January 2015). "Takeshi Taketsuru, Whisky distiller, 1924-2014". Financial Times.
  3. ↑ Phil Davison (5 January 2015). "Obituary: Takeshi Taketsuru, whisky distiller". The Scotsman.
  4. ↑ Heather Greenaway (13 May 2012). "Astonishing life of Scots woman who took whisky to Japan". Daily Record.


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