Kinryu Corporation, the headquarters of the Yuza distillery, was founded in 1950 with the investment of nine sake brewers in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture.


Yuza is a town at the foot of Mount Chokai, adjacent to Yamagata and Akita prefectures. Beautiful springs are scattered around the city. In 1996, Yuza's underground water was recognised as one of the 100 best in Japan.
Whisky production requires good quality cold water, clear air and moderate humidity. Yuza is blessed with a stream from Mount Chokai and fresh, clean air.
The Yuza distillery is a small distillery, so there will be no mass production.
Distillates have different alcoholpercentages. So, we have defined a parameter allowing you to better understand and compare different prices. This parameter is calculated by dividing the bottle price by the alcohol content. The alcohol content (or strength) is the amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) contained in the distillate.
This parameter indicates the price of a single 4cl dosage of distillate. It is calculated by dividing the price of the bottle by its quantity (expressed in cl), then multiplying by the centilitres of the recommended single dose, as average in cocktail recipes.