Nikka
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The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd. (ニッカウヰスキー株式会社 Nikka Uisukii Kabushiki Gaisha?) is a producer of Japanese whisky located in Tokyo. They have two malt whisky distilleries, one in Yoichi, Hokkaidō (established in 1934), and the other in Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Honshū (established in 1969).
The founder, Masataka Taketsuru, traveled to Scotland in 1918 to learn the process of distilling Scotch whisky first-hand. In 1920 he joined a Japanese whisky company before starting Nikka in 1934.[1]
Nikka produces a wide variety of Japanese whiskies, ranging from ¥900 (per 700ml bottle) Black Nikka sold in Japanese convenience stores, to the ¥15,750 (per 750ml bottle) Nikka Single Cask.[2]
Nikka is currently owned by Asahi Breweries.
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