WHISKY DISTILLERY · HOKKAIDO
ニッカウヰスキー 余市蒸溜所
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
- Type
- Whisky Distillery
- Location
- Hokkaido · Yoichi
- Region
- Hokkaido
- Founded
- 1934Company founded and distillery completed in 1934.
- Official site
- www.nikka.com ↗
03 — RECORD
A distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido — Nikka's first, completed in October 1934 after its predecessor Dai Nippon Kaju was founded that year. Masataka Taketsuru chose Yoichi for its Scotland-like conditions.
04 — LOCATION / LAND
Regional overview — not producer-specific
A northern island of snow and cool summers.
Japan's northernmost island, with long winters and cool summers. Broad farmland grows barley and grapes, and brewers, distillers and winemakers each work with the island's climate.
05–07 — INGREDIENTS · WATER · PRODUCTION
General ingredients and processes of japanese whisky. This producer's own water source, ingredients and methods will be added once confirmed from official information.
Representative drinks
Gallery
Copper pot stills wrapped with shimenawa ropes in the Yoichi Distillery still house
Photo: さかおり / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yoichi, Hokkaido
Copper pot stills wrapped with shimenawa ropes in the Yoichi Distillery still house
Photo: さかおり / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yoichi, Hokkaido
The stone gatehouse at the entrance of the Nikka Yoichi Distillery
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 · Yoichi, Hokkaido
Red-roofed kiln towers and stone buildings at the Yoichi Distillery
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 · Yoichi, Hokkaido
Casks branded NIKKA WHISKY resting in a Yoichi Distillery warehouse
Photo: hirotomo t / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yoichi, Hokkaido
A bottle of Nikka Single Malt Yoichi 10 years
Tours, shops, opening hours, reservations and tastings change over time, so they are not listed here. Please check the producer's official website for current information.
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SOURCES
Last verified 26 September 2026
- 1YOICHI DISTILLERYニッカウヰスキー Nikka Whisky · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
- 2History | NIKKA WHISKYニッカウヰスキー Nikka Whisky · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
- 3北海道 余市蒸溜所｜NIKKA WHISKYニッカウヰスキー Nikka Whisky · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Yoichi Distillery — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2Pot stills — さかおり · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3Main gate of Nikka Yoichi Distillery — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4Kiln towers at Yoichi — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5Nikka casks at Yoichi — hirotomo t · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 6Nikka Single Malt Yoichi — Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons