Snow piled around Saburōmaru Distillery. The local climate gives the whisky unique character.
Saburōmaru Distillery uses a revolutionary cast pot still. It clearly differs from the usual hammered-sheet copper stills.
Whisky maturing in casks. The wood and design used can help add a different character from official bottlings.
Inagaki (right) and Shimono in front of their under-construction warehouse. Both believe that the entire industry should work to continue improving Japanese whisky.
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