Fuji Gotemba distillery

Fuji Gotemba
Region: Japan
Location
  • Shibanuta 970 Gotemba,
  • Shizuoka Prefecture, 412-0003
  • Japan
Coordinates 35°18′31″N 138°56′04″E / 35.30861°N 138.93444°E / 35.30861; 138.93444Coordinates: 35°18′31″N 138°56′04″E / 35.30861°N 138.93444°E / 35.30861; 138.93444
Owner Kirin Distillery Company
Founded 1972 (1972)
Status Active
Water source Mount Fuji
Number of stills 4 pot stills
Website Fuji-Gotemba distillery (Japanese)

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.

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

  1. 1 2 "Fuji Gotemba". japanese-whisky.com website. japanese-whisky.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ "Fuji-Gotemba". Whisky for Everyone website. Whisky for Everyone. Retrieved 18 May 2014. External link in |work= (help)

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

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