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The Man Who Carried Scotland to Japan: Unpacking the Legacy of Masataka Taketsuru

The Man Who Carried Scotland to Japan: Unpacking the Legacy of Masataka Taketsuru

The Man Who Carried Scotland to Japan: Unpacking the Legacy of Masataka Taketsuru arrives with the quiet confidence of a spirit that knows its own worth.

Discover how Masataka Taketsuru's journey to Scotland in the early 1900s created Japan's whisky industry, founding both Suntory and Nikka distilleries.

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The Man Who Carried Scotland to Japan: Unpacking the Legacy of Masataka Taketsuru is the kind of bottle that rewards the curious — those willing to sit with a glass and let the story unfold at its own pace.

Walter Graves
Walter Graves
Features & Culture Writer

Walter writes long-form features that explore the stories behind whiskey — the people, places, and landscapes that give each bottle its character. A former travel journalist, he has visited over two h...

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