Drinks
Global Whiskey Boom Has Japanese Distillery Working Day and Night
- Distiller Nikka to boost production by 20%, double shifts
- Demand seen growing with market reaching $148 billion in 2023
For the first time in two decades, employees at Japanese distiller Nikka Whisky will be working day and night shifts to meet global demand for made-in-Japan whisky.
Even so, the best fruits of their labor probably won’t be on the market for at least another decade, given the time it takes to age the finest vintages.