Whisky journey · Japan
Kansai
Three rivers, Mizunara oak, eight stops.
Guided route
Kansai Intense
At the confluence of three rivers near Kyoto, Shinjiro Torii built Japan's first malt distillery in 1923. To this day, whisky matures here in casks made from Japanese Mizunara oak.
1Region & HistoryTorii and Taketsuru
2GrainMalt from Scotland
3Water & ClimateWater from Mount Tennozan
4Malt & PeatMalt without the moor
5DistillationSixteen different shapes
6Cask & MaturationMizunara and sherry
7TastingHoney instead of peat
8Whisky & FoodDashi instead of smoke0 of 8
