Yamazaki distillery

Yamazaki distillery
Suntory Yamazaki distillery
Region: Japan
Location
  • Yamazaki 5-2-1,
  • Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun,
  • Osaka, 618-0001
  • Japan
Coordinates34°53′35.5″N 135°40′28.4″E / 34.893194°N 135.674556°E / 34.893194; 135.674556
OwnerSuntory
Founded1923 (1923)
FounderShinjiro Torii
StatusActive
No. of stills
  • 6 wash stills
  • 6 spirit stills
WebsiteSuntory Yamazaki Distillery

Yamazaki distillery (Japanese: 山崎蒸溜所, Hepburn: Yamazaki jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1923, and owned by Suntory, it was Japan's first commercial whisky distillery. Seven thousand bottles of unblended malt whisky are on display in its "Whisky Library".