Wooden barrels of Mizunara (Japanese oak) at the Yamazaki distillery
The Yamazaki distillery was opened in 1923 by Torii Shinjirō (鳥井 信治郎) as the first malt whisky distillery in Japan. The company founder and chairman of Kotobukiya (the predecessor company of Suntory) wanted to produce a serious whisky and therefore hired Taketsuru Masataka (竹鶴 政孝), whom he appointed factory director of the Yamazaki distillery in 1924. This descendant of a sake brewing family from the 17th century was in Scotland in 1918.[1] He traveled to study at Glasgow University and learned how to make Scotch whisky on site. He married a Scottish girl, Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan († 1961), who went to Japan with him in 1920.[1] Under Taketsuru (* 1894) the production of the first whisky was completed in 1929, which was sold as shirofuda (白札, English white label). Due to differences with Torii, Taketsuru left the company in 1934 and founded the Dai-Nippon Kaju KK company , later called Nikka Whisky Distilling, in Hokkaidō in the same year.
Styles of whiskyedit
Single malt yamazaki aged 12 years
There are three primary variants of Yamazaki whisky:
Yamazaki Single Malt 12-Year-Old whisky
Yamazaki Single Malt 18-Year-Old whisky
Yamazaki Single Malt 25-Year-Old whisky
There are also other offerings outside of the US such as the 10-, 25-, 35- and 50-year-old whiskies. Some offerings are dated vintages such as 1980, 1984, 1993, and there are also Puncheon and sherry offerings.
Evaluationedit
Spirit ratings organizations, such as the Beverage Testing Institute and the San Francisco World Spirits Competitions, have reacted favorably to Yamazaki's offerings. Most notably, the 18-Year has earned six consecutive double gold medals at the San Francisco Spirits Competitions between 2008 and 2013. Ratings aggregator Proof66.com places the Yamazaki 18-Year in the 97th percentile among its rated whiskies.[2]
Yamazaki 25 Year Old was awarded "Best Japanese Single Malt" at the 2013 World Whisky Awards.[3]Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2015 awarded Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 the title of World Whisky of the Year.[4]
^ abGilbert Delos: Les Whiskies du Monde. Übertragung aus dem Französischen: Karin-Jutta Hofmann: Whisky aus aller Welt. Karl Müller, Erlangen 1998, ISBN 3-86070-442-7, S. 151 f. (Nikka).
^. www.proof66.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^Hyslop, Leah (3 November 2014). . The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Bibliographyedit
Buxton, Ian (2012). 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. Edinburgh: Hachette Scotland. pp. 78–79. ISBN9780755363193.
External linksedit
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yamazaki, distillery, japanese, 山崎蒸溜所, hepburn, yamazaki, jōryūsho, japanese, whisky, distillery, located, shimamoto, osaka, prefecture, japan, opened, 1923, owned, suntory, japan, first, commercial, whisky, distillery, seven, thousand, bottles, unblended, mal. Yamazaki distillery Japanese 山崎蒸溜所 Hepburn Yamazaki jōryusho is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Shimamoto Osaka Prefecture Japan Opened in 1923 and owned by Suntory it was Japan s first commercial whisky distillery Seven thousand bottles of unblended malt whisky are on display in its Whisky Library Yamazaki distillerySuntory Yamazaki distilleryRegion JapanLocationYamazaki 5 2 1 Shimamoto cho Mishima gun Osaka 618 0001JapanCoordinates34 53 35 5 N 135 40 28 4 E 34 893194 N 135 674556 E 34 893194 135 674556OwnerSuntoryFounded1923 1923 FounderShinjiro ToriiStatusActiveNo of stills6 wash stills6 spirit stillsWebsiteSuntory Yamazaki Distillery Contents 1 History 2 Styles of whisky 3 Evaluation 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Wooden barrels of Mizunara Japanese oak at the Yamazaki distilleryThe Yamazaki distillery was opened in 1923 by Torii Shinjirō 鳥井 信治郎 as the first malt whisky distillery in Japan The company founder and chairman of Kotobukiya the predecessor company of Suntory wanted to produce a serious whisky and therefore hired Taketsuru Masataka 竹鶴 政孝 whom he appointed factory director of the Yamazaki distillery in 1924 This descendant of a sake brewing family from the 17th century was in Scotland in 1918 1 He traveled to study at Glasgow University and learned how to make Scotch whisky on site He married a Scottish girl Jessie Roberta Rita Cowan 1961 who went to Japan with him in 1920 1 Under Taketsuru 1894 the production of the first whisky was completed in 1929 which was sold as shirofuda 白札 English white label Due to differences with Torii Taketsuru left the company in 1934 and founded the Dai Nippon Kaju KK company later called Nikka Whisky Distilling in Hokkaidō in the same year Styles of whisky edit nbsp Single malt yamazaki aged 12 yearsThere are three primary variants of Yamazaki whisky Yamazaki Single Malt 12 Year Old whisky Yamazaki Single Malt 18 Year Old whisky Yamazaki Single Malt 25 Year Old whiskyThere are also other offerings outside of the US such as the 10 25 35 and 50 year old whiskies Some offerings are dated vintages such as 1980 1984 1993 and there are also Puncheon and sherry offerings Evaluation editSpirit ratings organizations such as the Beverage Testing Institute and the San Francisco World Spirits Competitions have reacted favorably to Yamazaki s offerings Most notably the 18 Year has earned six consecutive double gold medals at the San Francisco Spirits Competitions between 2008 and 2013 Ratings aggregator Proof66 com places the Yamazaki 18 Year in the 97th percentile among its rated whiskies 2 Yamazaki 25 Year Old was awarded Best Japanese Single Malt at the 2013 World Whisky Awards 3 Jim Murray s Whisky Bible 2015 awarded Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 the title of World Whisky of the Year 4 See also editList of historic whisky distilleriesReferences editNotes edit a b Gilbert Delos Les Whiskies du Monde Ubertragung aus dem Franzosischen Karin Jutta Hofmann Whisky aus aller Welt Karl Muller Erlangen 1998 ISBN 3 86070 442 7 S 151 f Nikka Yamazaki 18yr Single Malt Whisky www proof66 com Archived from the original on 7 July 2017 Retrieved 13 October 2017 Yamazaki 25 Year Old wins Best Japanese Single Malt Archived from the original on 12 May 2013 Retrieved 10 May 2013 Hyslop Leah 3 November 2014 Scotland loses out as Japanese whisky named best in the world The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 14 October 2021 Retrieved 11 November 2014 Bibliography edit Buxton Ian 2012 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die Edinburgh Hachette Scotland pp 78 79 ISBN 9780755363193 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamazaki distillery Official website nbsp in English Official website in Japanese Suntory Yamazaki Distillery Guide in English Portals nbsp Liquor nbsp Companies nbsp Business and economics nbsp Technology nbsp Japan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yamazaki distillery amp oldid 1187750355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
