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Follow Kamui Whisky K.K.’s Founding Story.
Documenting Japan’s most northern, most remote craft whisky startup.
Our founder, Casey, transparently shares our journey to make a whisky that reflects the unique terroir of Rishiri.
Craft Whisky from the remote island of Rishiri
Japan’s northernmost distillery
Winds from the Sea of Japan
Rishiri Island is located in the northernmost part of the Japan Sea. The wind can be intense. Our whisky is aged by this salty sea wind, with our barrels matured by winds regularly exceeding 40 km/hr as they sweep over the cliffs where our distillery stands.
Kamui Spring
The Site of Kamui Whisky K.K.
As we built our distillery, we found a new spring! In the future we will blend this high-quality fresh volcanic water, which has our exact terroir, into our whiskies.
Reiho Spring
Rishiri’s Springs Rated “Best 100 Waters” in Japan
Rishiri is a volcanic island created some 900,000 years ago. Reiho is our local spring. We use its water in our distillation and bottling. It’s a “sweet” tasting water, rich in minerals. The spring slowly bubbles up through old volcanic rock, after the melting snows have spent 30+ years locked beneath the lava rock.
Kamui Genshu
Our Flavour-led Expression
Our first, un-aged expression. It has a very clean mouthfeel. Described as sweet, with an interesting nautical Finish.
The heavy salt winds have already infused Rishiri’s spirit into our Kamui Genshu. May our spirit strengthen yours.
Available in extremely limited quantities
Our Stills
Handcrafted in Kentucky by Vendome Copper & Brass Works, our stills were shipped halfway across the world to become the first American-made stills distilling Japanese whisky.
Featuring a long neck, unusual for Japanese whisky, our stills impart purity and lightness to our spirit, enhancing the distinctiveness of our single malt.
Want to see the secrets behind our unique Rishiri whisky?
Want to own a barrel?
There is an opportunity to be part of a very select group by purchasing a Kamui Whisky K.K. Owner’s Barrel.
Demand has been extremely high. We have allocated all of our Owner’s Barrels for the 2024 / 2025 season. Our 2025 / 2026 season Owner’s Barrels will go on sale in very limited quantities soon. If you’d like to find out details for our ‘Owner’s Barrel’ and join our Waitlist please enquire below.
