November 24, 2015 Guest User Spirits, Producer profiles Masataka Taketsuru , the founder of Nikka and the father of Japanese whisky. November 24, 2015 Guest User Spirits, Producer profiles In 1918, Masataka Taketsuru, son of a sake brewing family, is recruited by the Settsu Shuzo Company to produce the first authentic Japanese whisky. This is the story of Nikka.
