Wakatsuru Shuzo

Wakatsuru Shuzo is a distillery founded in 1862, located in the Tonami City, in Toyama Prefecture, known for its pure waters and lush vegetation. For more than 170 years, it has perpetuated the tradition of brewing and distilling, while adapting to the developments of its time. After starting out in sake production, the distillery moved into whisky in 1952. In 2016, its Saburomaru distillery, entirely dedicated to the production of smoked whisky, has been revitalized under the leadership of the new generation. Heir to know-how passed down through several generations, it aspires to contribute to the influence of Japanese whisky on a global scale, creating a whisky “that exists nowhere else”.