Kaikyo Distillery

KAIKYO DISTILLERY

The Yonezawa family have been sake brewers since 1856. The family only began distilling in 1918, producing mainly local spirits such as shochu and neutral alcohol.
The still house, which is central to production, is currently being enlarged and moved to new purpose-built buildings within the site. It has two pot stills manufactured by Forsyths of Scotland (the world's leading manufacturer of whisky still for single malt).
The new building was named "The Kaikyo Distillery" after the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, located in front of the distillery. The company is proud of its heritage and origins and has also incorporated other historical aspects of its hometown of Akashi in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture into the imagery and branding of its new spirits.