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    Distillery Manager

    Yoshiyuki Nakazato

    Distillery Manager, Karuizawa Whisky Co., Ltd.

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    i. Biography

    Yoshiyuki Nakazato is the Distillery Manager at Karuizawa Whisky Co. Ltd. in Karuizawa. He previously spent decades at Mercian Karuizawa Distillery in Miyota, where he worked as a distillery manager and cooper to 2011. Nakazato also worked as a grape cultivator at Château Mercian Mariko Winery in Ueda.

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    • What is Yoshiyuki Nakazato's current role?

      He serves as the Distillery Manager at Karuizawa Whisky Co. Ltd. in Karuizawa.

    • What roles did Yoshiyuki Nakazato hold prior to his current position?

      He worked as a distillery manager and cooper at Mercian Karuizawa Distillery in Miyota to 2011, and as a grape cultivator at Château Mercian Mariko Winery in Ueda.

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