Miyagikyo distillery

Miyagikyo distillery

Region: Japan
Location	Nikka 1, Aoba-ku, Sendai city, Miyagi Prefecture, 989-3433
Coordinates	38°18′29″N 140°39′02″E
Owner	Nikka Whisky Distilling
Founded	1969 (1969)
Status	Active
No. of stills	8 pot stills
Website	Nikka Whisky Distilling

Miyagikyo distillery (Japanese: 宮城峡蒸溜所, Hepburn: Miyagikyō jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. It is located near Sendai (仙台市, Sendai-shi), the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan.^[1]

The distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling, and was opened in 1969. Originally known as "Sendai distillery", it was the second to be established by Nikka Whisky, after the company’s Yoichi distillery in Hokkaido.^[1]

References

Notes

1. "Miyagikyo Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. WHISKY Magazine Japan. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

Bibliography

• Buxton, Ian (2012). 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. Edinburgh: Hachette Scotland. pp. 70–71. ISBN 9780755363193.

External links

Media related to Miyagikyo distillery at Wikimedia Commons

• Miyagikyo distillery – Nikka Whisky official site page about the distillery
• Miyagikyo single malt whisky products – Nikka Whisky official site page about the distillery's single malt products
• Miyagikyo Distillery – Learn About the Miyagikyo Distillery

This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at May 2014.