Shinjirō Torii
Father of Japanese whisky · Japan · Business Professionals · Lived 1879 to 1962 · aged 83
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Something wrong?Shinjirō Torii was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the business that became Suntory. He began as an importer and seller of Western-style alcoholic beverages and later led early domestic whisky production efforts, including the establishment of the Yamazaki distillery in 1923.
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Shinjirō Torii was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the business that became Suntory. He began as an importer and seller of Western-style alcoholic beverages and later led early domestic whisky production efforts, including the establishment of the Yamazaki distillery in 1923. He is remembered as a pioneer in Japan’s Western liquor industry.
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