INGREDIENT — 木
The vessel that holds time.
Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal… / CC BY-SA 3.0
OVERVIEW
Whisky matures in wooden casks, and sake has its own culture of cedar barrels and tools — wood runs through the landscape of Japanese drink-making.
Drinks
- The Yamazaki Single Malt WhiskySuntory Yamazaki Distillery
- Single Malt YoichiNikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery
- Single Malt KomagatakeMars Komagatake Distillery (Hombo Shuzo)
- Ichiro's MaltVenture Whisky Chichibu Distillery
Drinks are grouped by their category's basic ingredients or an officially stated main ingredient.
SOURCES
- 1ウイスキーにおけるジャパニーズウイスキーの表示に関する基準日本洋酒酒造組合 Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association · Industry body · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Oak casks — Bjarne Henning Kvaal… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons