Brand
Koriyama
Koriyama is a Japanese blended whisky brand marketed as Kōriyama Blended Whisky. It is identified as produced/bottled in Japan and associated with Sasanokawa Shuzo / Asaka Distillery in the city of Kōriyama (Fukushima prefecture). The common format is 70 cl at 40% vol.
- Koriyama · Fukushima · Japan
- 1 product
Koriyama
Meet the producer
The story
Koriyama appears on the market as a blended whisky linked to the production of Sasanokawa Shuzo and the Asaka Distillery in Kōriyama (Fukushima). Specific chronological information about the Koriyama brand (launch year, brand founders) was not found in the sources consulted.
Production philosophy
Positioned as a harmonious and approachable blended whisky, Koriyama aims for a soft, balanced profile with emphasis on vanilla/caramel and fruity notes; the composition favors a blend of grain whisky (corn) completed by a share of the distillery's malt.
Territory
Kōriyama, Fukushima prefecture, Honshu island, Japan (associated with Asaka Distillery / Sasanokawa Shuzo).
Production method
Blend of grain whiskies (primarily corn) and a portion of the distillery's barley malt; components mature in ex-bourbon barrels and new American oak. Portions distilled on-site are double distilled in pot stills (malt share reported around 7% by specialist retailers). Bottled at 40% vol.
Distillation
Double distillation in pot stills (share of malt distilled on-site reported at around 7% in commercial descriptions).
Ageing
Maturation in ex-bourbon barrels and in new American oak casks according to product descriptions.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Koriyama
- Categories
- Japanese whisky
- blended whisky
- world blend
- Raw materials
- corn
- barley malt
- Casks and ageing vessels
- ex-bourbon barrels
- new American oak
- Representative products
- Blended Whisky 70 cl - Koriyama
- Kōriyama Blended Whisky (70 cl, 40% vol)
What makes it distinctive
- Blend identified as produced/bottled in Kōriyama (Fukushima) and linked to Sasanokawa Shuzo / Asaka Distillery.
- Aromatic profile described as soft and harmonious with notes of vanilla, caramel and fruit (apricot/peach) in product sheets.
- Main commercial format: 70 cl, 40% vol.
