 The former distillery building, 2011 | |
| Region: Japan | |
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| Location | Maseguchi 1795-2, Miyota-machi, Kita-Sakugun, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36°19′22″N 138°30′24″E / 36.32278°N 138.50667°E |
| Owner | Mercian Corporation |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Status | Closed |
| No. of stills | 4 pot stills |
| Mothballed | 2000 |
Karuizawa Distillery (軽井沢蒸溜所, Karuizawa jōryūsho) was a Japanese whisky distillery. It was located at Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
New Karuizawa Whisky, Karuizawa Whisky Co., Ltd.[3] goes into operation in 2022 in Karuizawa, the birthplace of Japan’s first single malt whisky.