Masataka Taketsuru (竹鶴 政孝, Taketsuru Masataka, 1894–1979) was a Japanese chemist and businessman. He is known as the founder of Japan's whisky industry and Nikka Whisky Distilling.

Founder of Nikka Whisky, later known as "Father of Japanese Whisky" Masataka Taketsuru (1894-1979). "I want Japanese people to drink authentic whisky." The dream and passion of a man who dedicated his life to making whisky. Masataka Taketsuru in the center of the front row.

2024年5月27日 · His name was Masataka Taketsuru, the visionary founder of Nikka Whisky. Given the opportunity to travel to Scotland, Masataka became the first Japanese person ever to master the art of whisky production.

2018年7月3日 · Exactly 100 years ago today, the founder of Nikka Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru, set out on a journey that would alter the history of Japanese whisky. Based primarily on his serialized autobiography originally published in Nikkei in 1968, in Part One of this series we take a brief look at his life leading up to his departure.

Masataka Taketsuru was born on June 20, 1894 in Takehara, about 60 km from Hiroshima. The Taketsuru family were sake makers whith a business dating back to around 1733. Masataka was expected to join the company and learn the family trade. Instead - he went to the city to study.

In 1920, Masataka apprenticed at Hazelburn distillery in Campbeltown to learn more about malt whisky production and blending. But that year wasn’t just about business for Masataka—it’s also when he met his future wife, Jessie Roberta Cowan, who was known as Rita.

2022年2月7日 · In the 29th episode of the Japan Distilled podcast, your hosts Christopher Pellegrini and Stephen Lyman take a look back at the most important man in the history of Japanese whisky. Masataka Taketsuru not only build the Yamazaki Distillery for Suntory, but then set out on his own and founded Nikka.

The story of Nikka Whisky and it's founder Masataka Taketsuru, who dedicated his whole life and passion in creating authentic whisky in Japan.

2013年12月11日 · Of these, probably the most important one was Masataka Taketsuru (竹鶴政孝), the "Father of Japanese Whiskey". Born as the third son of a sake brewer, he learned sake making of different kinds in high school.

Masataka Taketsuru was born on June 20, 1894, in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. He was the third son of sake brewers whose family had a long history in the industry dating back to 1733. After graduating from Osaka Technical School in 1916, …