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Native name | ニッカウヰスキー株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Nikka Uwisukī Kabushiki Gaisha |
| Industry | Drink industry |
| Founded | 1934, Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Founder | Masataka Taketsuru |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Whisky |
| Owner | Asahi Breweries |
| Website | nikka |
The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd. (ニッカウヰスキー株式会社, Nikka Uwisukī Kabushiki-gaisha) is a producer of Japanese whisky and other beverages headquartered in Tokyo. It is owned by Asahi Group Holdings.
The company operates a number of distilleries and other facilities in Japan, including two Japanese whisky distilleries, the Yoichi distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaidō (established in 1934), and the Miyagikyo distillery in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Honshū (established in 1969). It also owns the Ben Nevis Distillery (acquired in 1989) in Scotland.