Akkeshi distillery

Akkeshi distillery

Region: Japan
Location	4-109-2 Miyazono, Akkeshi-cho, Akkeshi-gun, Hokkaido 088-1124
Coordinates	43°4′33.0″N 144°49′14.7″E
Owner	Kenten Jitsugyo
Founded	2016 (2016)
Status	Active
No. of stills	1 wash still, 1 spirit still
Website	Akkeshi distillery (in English)

Akkeshi distillery (Japanese: 厚岸蒸溜所, Hepburn: Akkeshi jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2016, the distillery is owned by Kenten Jitsugyo, a trading company based in Tokyo. It is located at Akkeshi (厚岸町, Akkeshi-cho), a town in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido.

References

Bibliography

• Van Eycken, Stefan (1 July 2016). "開業直前レポート（1）：厚岸蒸溜所【前半／全2回】" [Report just before opening (1): Akkeshi Distillery (part 1 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
• ———————— (13 July 2016). "開業直前レポート（1）：厚岸蒸溜所【後半／全2回】】" [Report just before opening (1): Akkeshi Distillery (part 2 of 2 parts)]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
• Whiskey Richard (28 April 2020). "Akkeshi distillery". nomunication.jp. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
• 道東の地から新しいジャパニーズ・ウイスキーの誕生 [The birth of a new Japanese whisky from the land of Eastern Hokkaido]. 29th Regular Meeting, 2016-2017 (in Japanese). Kushiro, Hokkaido: Kushiro Rotary Club. 23 February 2017.

External links

• Akkeshi distillery – official site (in English)