Shinobu
Shinobu Distillery is located in beautiful Niigata, a place that is praised for its ‘three white treasures’ namely Snow, Rice, and Sake. Mr. Ken
Usami, who also founded the craft beer brewery called Niigata, was the first brewer to apply secondary bottle fermentation and aging in Niigata beer. Mr. Usami dreamt of creating a local whisky distillery that would showcase the quality of local pure water and serve the passionate community of spirit lovers. Finally in 2017, Mr. Usami obtained the first whisky license for Niigata and thus started his journey of becoming a distiller. While the distillery was still under construction, Mr. Usami wanted to experiment with blending ‘World Whiskies’ to create flavours of Japan. Thus the first expressions of Mizunara oak finish are born.
