Yoichi distillery
Region: Japan
LocationKurokawacho 7-6, Yoichicho, Yoichi-gun, Hokkaido, 046-0003
Coordinates43°11′14″N 140°47′30″E / 43.18722°N 140.79167°E / 43.18722; 140.79167
OwnerNikka Whisky Distilling
Founded1934 (1934)
StatusActive
No. of stills6 pot stills
WebsiteNikka Whisky Distilling

Yoichi distillery (Japanese: 余市蒸溜所, Hepburn: Yoichi jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. It is located at Yoichi (余市町, Yoichi-chō), a town in the Yoichi District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.[1]

The distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling, and was opened in 1934. It is the older of the two distilleries owned by Nikka Whisky, the other being the company’s Miyagikyo distillery near Sendai.[1][2]


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  1. ^ a b "Yoichi Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Miyagikyo Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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