Nikka turns off the tap on aged Taketsuru whisky

Dwindling stock forces Japanese distillers to squeeze shipments

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Nikka Whisky Distilling's Yoichi distillery in Hokkaido: The company is already limiting shipments as supply dwindles. (Photo by Takeru Goto)

TAKERU GOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Nikka Whisky Distilling's last aged products on the market will soon vanish from shelves as surging demand for Japanese whisky dries up casks across the nation.

Nikka will discontinue age-statement Taketsuru Pure Malts -- now available in 17-, 21- or 25-year-old varieties -- in late March. Taketsuru is one of Nikka's signature products, made from a blend of spirits produced at its Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

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