Kura

Kura

Est. 1961OkinawaJapan
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Helios Distillery Co., Ltd. in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan has long been famous for producing rum and awamori (a rice beverage unique to Okinawa), but they later ventured into the whiskey realm. This whiskey is a blended malt whiskey produced by Helios, bottled at 40% ABV.

Timeline

1961

Tadashi Matsuda established the distillery

1969

Officially renamed to Helios Distillery

1991

KURA brand first launched