Fuji Gotemba distillery (Japanese: 富士御殿場蒸溜所, Hepburn: Fuji Gotenba jōryūsho, sometimes Fuji-Gotemba distillery) is a Japanese whisky distillery owned by the Kirin group.
| Region: Japan | |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 35°20′11.86″N 138°53′48.26″E / 35.3366278°N 138.8967389°E |
| Owner | Kirin Distillery Company |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Status | Active |
| Water source | Mount Fuji |
| No. of stills | 4 pot stills |
| Website | Fuji-Gotemba distillery (in Japanese) |
The distillery is situated in the city of Gotemba (御殿場市, Gotenba-shi, sometimes Gotenba), on the southeastern flank of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan. It is 620 m (2,030 ft) above sea level, and its water source is Mount Fuji. It was established in 1972 by Kirin Seagram Ltd, now the Kirin Distillery Company.[1]
Gotemba was selected as the site for the distillery because it was felt to have the climate most similar to Scotland: the city is much cooler and less humid (especially in summer) than other areas of Japan, with an average annual temperature of around 13°C.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fuji Gotemba". japanese-whisky.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Fuji-Gotemba". Whisky for Everyone website]. Whisky for Everyone. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
External links
edit- Fuji-Gotemba distillery – official site (in Japanese)
- Fuji Gotemba whisky products – official site (in Japanese)
This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at May 2014.
