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Sasanokawa Shuzo Co
Founded
1765
Headquarters
Fukushima, Japan
Company type
Distiller
Sasanokawa Shuzo Co Ltd
1-178, Sasagawa
Koriyama Shi
Fukushima Ken
963-0108
Japan
Active brands
Blended whisky,
Single malt
Active distilleries
Single malt
1765
1945
1980
2004
2008
2014
2015
2016
Sasanokawa Shuzo Co founded.
Company acquires its first license to make whisky.
The company begins importing Scotch whisky to use in its blends.
Company offers warehouse space to Ichiro Akuto's Venture Whisky to store casks of Hanyu.
Remaining Hanyu casks are moved to warehousing at Chichibu.
Yamazakura brand is launched.
Company begins building Asaka distillery.
First spirit is distilled at Asaka.