Shinshu Distillery

信州蒸留所 / Shinshū Jōryū-sho

Often, there are many fond memories, which accompany a closed distillery. Shinshu closed its doors on whisky distillation in 1994 and have slowly been selling off their remaining 100 casks. Which of course is a shame, as the whisky, often bottled as ‘Komogatake’ faired well when paired next to its contemporaries.  There are still a few single cask bottlings out there, which are well worth tracking down. The great news is that Shinshu (owned by Hombo Spirits) is to rise from the ashes with a refit instigated late last year and distillation planned to begin in spring 2011.