Whiskey lovers would be familiar with Yamazaki Station in Yamazaki region. Infact, most of the commuters who got off at this station were there for just one purpose - the Yamazaki Distillery, a Japanese whisky distillery which is Japan's first commercial whiskey distillery.
Gluttony is real when I get tempted by the ichigo mochi en route to the distillery even! For the record, I succumbed to getting this too!
House goals. The amazing thing about taking slow walks to attractions is, I get to admire people's houses.
The walk to the distillery is very straight forward and signages are clear too - getting lost is not an option and when you see these barricades, the distillery is just across the road!
I cannot help but have the tune "Train is coming, train is coming" ringing in my head!
A life sized distillery vault.
I had enough time to prance around their flower garden and snap pictures of these gorgeous blooms.
So paid or unpaid? Online reservations are usually full so we skipped the tour anyway.
Onward into the world of aged spirits.
Like any other museum, they start with the whole heritage and their first advertisements caught my eye. The concept of beauty has indeed changed over the years.
Tasting flight.
The famous whiskey library filled with whiskies distilled from day one.
The museum was informative though what was the draw had to be the tasting counter.
Whiskey pairing chart!
The souvenir shop that got almost everyone swiping their cards at. I noticed with amusement that even their bar snacks were equally popular when they were really just third party products.
Tasting flights are available for a fee and you can to pick whiskeys according to one's whims and fancies.
I am no whiskey fan but I found the tour informative and interesting.While the whiskey fan would have preferred a lesser known distillery or at least a wider range of highly sought after whiskeys, it was still worth a trip to Yamazaki.
Note that they offer whiskies from around the world as well.
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