Premium Japanese whisky supplier Suntory Spirits said output could increase in 2027 as it expands capacity to meet growing global demand.
Suntory Spirits has begun two-year renovations at its Yamazaki distillery in Osaka Prefecture and its Hakushu distillery in Yamanashi Prefecture, at a cost of about ?10 billion ($66 million), President Nobuhiro Torii said in an interview. The company has invested more than ?60 billion in increasing production capacity over the past decade, he said, including expanding storage facilities.
Since it takes time for whisky to mature, Torii ¡ª the great-grandson of Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii ¡ª said the maker ¡°may be able to ship out a little more¡± only by around 2027.
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