History

Sasanokawa Shuzo was founded in 1765 in Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture. It was the first distillery in Tohoku to begin producing whisky in 1946. After a pause, the nearby Asaka Distillery was reopened in 2015 to establish the Yamazakura brand as a premium whisky.

Production/Manufacturing

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Products/Whisky Series

• Yamazakura: premium whisky brand established at the reopening of the Asaka Distillery in 2015.
• Number of bottles: 8 bottles (listed on Whisky.com).
• Notes (overall): Some of the flavor notes include vanilla, citrus, sherry, fig, pear, honey, fruit, and peat note.

Visit/Experiences

Distillery Address: Sasanokawa Shuzo Distillery, 1 Chome-178 Sasagawa, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-0108, Japan Tel: +81-24-945-0261

Philosophy

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