Hakushu distillery

Hakushu distillery

Region: Japan
Location	Torihara 2913-1, Hakushu-machi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi Prefecture, 408-0316 Japan
Coordinates	35°49′36″N 138°18′06″E
Owner	Suntory
Founded	1973 (1973)
Status	Active
No. of stills	6 wash stills 6 spirit stills
Website	Suntory Hakushu Distillery

Hakushu distillery (Japanese: 白州蒸溜所, Hepburn: Hakushū jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. It is owned by the Suntory group, and situated in the Toribara locality (鳥原, also pronounced Torihara) of the former town of Hakushū (now part of Hokuto), in the Yamanashi Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan.

The distillery was established in 1973, in the forest on the slopes of Mount Kaikoma (甲斐駒ヶ岳, Kaikoma-ga-take). In 1981, it was expanded by the commissioning of a second Hakushu East site, near the original site, now called Hakushu West. All production is now focused on the new site.

Bottlings

Hakushu is produced in the following bottlings:

Main range:

• Hakushu Single Malt "Distiller's Reserve" (New 2014 addition to the core range), 43%;
• Hakushu Single Malt 12 years 43%;
• Hakushu Single Malt 18 years 43%;
• Hakushu Single Malt 25 years 43%.

Limited series:

• 2013: Heavily Peated 48%;
• 2014: Sherry Cask 48%.

External links

• Suntory Hakushu Distillery – official site
• The Hakushu Single Malt Whisky – official site (in Japanese)