Akkeshi Distillery is a Japanese whisky distillery located in the town of Akkeshi on the northern island of Hokkaido. The distillery was founded in 2016.
Akkeshi Distillery is inspired by the Scottish whisky tradition, and uses traditional methods to produce its whiskies. The distillery has two pot stills, and uses peated barley to produce single malt whiskies with a strong smoky flavor.
The water used in the production of Akkeshi whiskies comes from the Homakai River, which is said to have similar mineral profile to the water used in Scottish whisky production. The distillery also...
