Whisky journey · Japan
Hokkaido
Coal fire, cold, eight stops.
Guided route
Hokkaido Intense
Hokkaido is Japan's coldest island: winters with snow piled meters high, two seas surrounding it. Nikka has been distilling here since 1934 with real coal fire, and in Akkeshi the peat lies right beneath the distillery.
1Region & HistoryCoal and Cold
2GrainBarley from Ishikari
3Water & ClimateCold and Salty
4Malt & PeatPeat from the Bog
5DistillationFire from Coal
6Cask & MaturationCold, Quiet Warehouses
7TastingSmoke and Salt
8Whisky & FoodLamb and Sea0 of 8
