About Togouchi
Togouchi is the whisky name used by Sakurao Brewery and Distillery in Hiroshima. The company has made alcoholic drinks in Sakurao since 1918, established Sakurao Distillery in 2017, and released single malt Togouchi in 2021. The name comes from Togouchi, the mountain area now part of Akiota, where casks are matured in cellars and tunnel storage at the foot of Mount Osorakan rather than at the distillery itself.
Togouchi is closely tied to that inland Hiroshima maturation. Sakurao’s whisky programme uses both seaside and mountain warehouses, with Togouchi representing the mountain side of that setup. In 2023, Sakurao also updated Blended Japanese Whisky Togouchi to comply with Japanese whisky regulations, using malt and grain whisky distilled and aged at Sakurao Distillery.