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How many whisky distilleries are currently in production in Japan?
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6 (10 if you count individual brands)
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What is their model?
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Scotch whisky production. They even spell it without the 'e' like Scotch whisky.
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Where do they source their grain?
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They grow their own barley and some import malted barley from Scotland.
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Do they have peat?
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Yes and they import peated malt from Scotland and produced some peated malts.
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Do they do blended or single malts?
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Both. Single malt is produced in pot stills while grain whisky is produced in column stills.
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what does transparency of Japanese whisky mean?
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They are produced from crystal clear worts that have been fermented for a long time with a selection of yeasts. They have a clean precise array of flavors and rarely any maltiness.
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Is there a comraderie among Japanese distillers?
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Not really. They don't exchange whiskies so most are basically single malts from one distillery only.
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What is Hakushu?
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The biggest malt distillery in the world.
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What kind of oak is used for aging?
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American oak,mostly used, sherry butts, small amount of japanese oak for intense incense like perfume.
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How is their market changing?
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New trends are away from standard blends to single malts.
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