KANOSUKE Distillery Partners With Camus Group
China-based Camus Yuanliu, a subsidiary of the Camus Group, has announced a partnership with KANOSUKE Distillery. It will distribute its Japanese whisky products exclusively in China.
By collaborating with Japanese Whisky brands, Camus Yuanliu brings unique foreign liquor brands to Chinese consumers. Whisky brands with excellent flavors and distinctive characteristics are highly valued by Chinese consumers.
KANOSUKE Distillery is recognized for its long historical heritage, brewing environment, and expertise. Through this partnership, Camus Yuanliu can expand the number of whiskies available in the Chinese market.
Komasa Jozo bought his first whisky oak casks in 1957 and aged shochu in them in Japan. The KANOSUKE Distillery was built in honor of his grandfather Yoshitsugu Komasa to provide an ideal climate for the distillation of whisky.
KANOSUKE Distillery Partners With Camus Group
There are three renowned pot stills at KANOSUKE Distillery, each with a different neck shape and lyne arm angle. A wide variety of barrels are used for aging, including white oak, bourbon, sherry, wine, IPA, miso, madeira, etc.
To further promote the KANOSUKE brand, Camus Yuanliu and KANOSUKE Distillery partnered at 2024 Shanghai WHISKY L! Here, they showcased cask-aged whisky with a marine aroma, giving everyone a taste of KANOSUKE’s Mellow Land, Mellow Whisky.
The single malt whisky from the KANOSUKE distillery is made from lightly peated American white oak, “Mellowed Kozuru.” It is mashed, fermented, distilled, and matured in Kagoshima Non-chill-filtered casks.
Camus Yuanliu is one of the largest spirit trading companies in China and focuses on the import, distribution, and marketing of spirits in China. Based in Shanghai, with offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, Camus Yuanliu is one of Camus Group’s subsidiaries.
As a result of the office’s expansion, Camus Yuanliu has established a nationwide sales and distribution network. This office has established distribution partnerships with many international premium spirits groups and has become each company’s sole distributor in the Chinese market.