Hakushu

Japan's Forest Distillery

Located the foothills of Mount Kaikomagatake in the southern Japanese Alps of Yamanashi Province, Hakushu distillery was founded in 1973 by Keizo Saji, the son of the founder of Suntory. The distillery’s stunning location in at an elevation of 700m above sea level in the heart of a protected forest, along with source of soft, mineral-rich alpine water, produces single malts of impressive elegance and nuance.