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Our key suppliers
Local water. Inherited craft. New ideas. Meet the producers WAIN99 works with in Japan, Taiwan and Europe, and discover the places behind their drinks.
Japan · Taiwan · Europe16 key suppliers
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Meet our key suppliers across Japan, Taiwan and Europe. Select a numbered point to explore their story.
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Markers show facility locations checked against official addresses and access maps. Iseman marks its Naikumae brewery, TTL its Nantou Distillery, and Arduenna its manufacturing partner Radermacher in Raeren. Shinagawa Distillery has no marker because its detailed address is not publicly disclosed. Map data: Natural Earth · Public domain
Japan
01 / Mito, Ibaraki
Meiri Shurui Co., Ltd.
From yeast expertise to a wider world of drinks.
Based in Mito, Meiri builds on yeast research to make sake, umeshu, gin and whisky. Meiri is also active in VTuber collaborations. WAIN99 carries Yukiyozuki, NOEL’S POTION and Hyakunen Umeshu Pekora ver. For the Annin Miru collaboration “甘酸っぱい欲張り・貪心爛漫”, WAIN99 develops and markets the project as licensee, with Meiri manufacturing the drink.
- Selected products handled by WAIN99
- Hyakunen Umeshu / Fukushogun / WA GIN / TAKAZO / Yukiyozuki / NOEL’S POTION / Annin Miru “貪心爛漫”
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02 / Ise, Mie
Iseman Co., Ltd.
The water and culture of Ise, in a glass.
Iseman makes sake, shochu, liqueurs and whisky with groundwater from the Isuzu and Miya rivers. Its drinks draw on Ise-Shima’s ingredients and culture; its Naikumae brewery produces Okagesama sake.
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- ISE GIN
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03 / Kashima, Saga
Mitsutake Sake Brewing Co.
New expressions of a living tradition.
Founded in 1688 in Hizen Hamashuku, Saga, Mitsutake carries its craft into sake, shochu, gin and collaborations. Products sold by WAIN99 include Akatorii, the Fist of the North Star series and XYGIN. Akatorii CHOCOLATE – Pan Piano edition – connects Pan Piano’s world with Mitsutake’s gin in a project developed by WAIN99 as licensee.
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- Akatorii (Original, Premium, Chocolate) / Akatorii CHOCOLATE – Pan Piano edition – / Fist of the North Star series / XYGIN / Makai e no Izanai
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04 / Sasebo, Nagasaki
Umegae Shuzo Co., Ltd.
Individual character, in small batches.
Founded in 1787, Umegae works in small batches, varying rice, koji and yeast to shape each sake’s character. Its range also includes shochu, liqueurs and gin.
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- Yukitsuki Craft Gin / Nagasaki New Make
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05 / Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
HUGE / QUAYS pacific grill
Made by the harbour.
At Yokohama Hammerhead, QUAYS pacific grill brings NUMBER NINE BREWERY and NUMBER EIGHT DISTILLERY into a restaurant setting. Craft beer, gin and dining meet beside the water.
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- NUMBER EIGHT GIN
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06 / Uonuma, Niigata, Japan
Tamagawa Sake Brewery
Time, shaped by snow.
Founded in 1673, this Uonuma brewery works with snowmelt water and inherited brewing skills. Its range spans Echigo Yukikura, matured in natural snow storage, and the light, approachable junmai ginjo “It’s the key”.
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- It’s the key sake
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07 / Kashima, Saga, Japan
Yano Sake Brewery
The heart of a Kashima brewery.
Based in Kashima, Saga, Yano makes sake under the Hizen Kuragokoro and Takenosono labels, offering choices for everyday meals and special occasions.
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- OMACHI GIRL sake
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08 / Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
Taragawa
Distilling an island’s character.
Established in 1948, Taragawa has long made awamori on Miyakojima. Alongside that tradition, it explores gin and other spirits, bringing island culture and new aromatic expressions together.
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- MAKUGAN rum / MIYAKO GIN
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09 / Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Shinagawa Distillery
A new way to enjoy aroma.
A non-alcoholic drinks brand exploring Japanese plants and ingredients. Its distilled drinks invite different ways to enjoy the character of mizunara oak, kuromoji and other botanicals.
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- KUROMOJI / MIZUNARA for PRO / TONIC SYRUP / SODA AOMOJI
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10 / Aisai, Aichi, Japan
Hokoen
From growing flowers to a glass in bloom.
With more than fifty years in horticulture, Hokoen brings flowers grown at its Aisai farm into liqueurs. Its background in cultivation shapes drinks that celebrate the visual beauty of flowers.
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- Sakura Mai / Yozakura Mai / Gold-leaf Sakura Mai
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11 / Minabe, Wakayama, Japan
Sujimoto Farm
From the orchard to the glass.
Based in Minabe, Sujimoto Farm grows Nanko ume and offers Kishu Roman umeshu made with fruit from its own orchards. WAIN99 handles the Kishu Roman 叶彗 collaboration edition.
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- Kishu Roman 叶彗 collaboration edition
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12 / Tokunoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Takaoka Jozo Co., Ltd.
Fermentation and distillation, rooted in Tokunoshima.
Based in Kametsu, Tokunoshima, Takaoka Jozo produces and sells Japanese rum and kokuto shochu. WAIN99 handles Omiki (GOD’s Rum), 1800 ml.
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- Omiki (GOD’s Rum), 1800 ml
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13 / Hukou, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Legend Brewery
Taiwanese ingredients, many expressions.
Based in Hukou, Hsinchu County, Legend Brewery makes craft beer, mead and fruit-based drinks. It develops products using Taiwanese agricultural ingredients and offers contract production across a range of drinks.
- Selected products handled by WAIN99
- Bee Buzz honey wine
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14 / Taipei / Nantou and other locations, Taiwan
Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation (TTL)
A broad view of Taiwanese brewing and distilling.
TTL operates production sites across Taiwan, making beer, Shaoxing wine, whisky and more. The photograph shows Nantou Distillery, home of OMAR single malt whisky.
- Selected products handled by WAIN99
- YUSHAN Single Malt (Bourbon Cask / Sherry Cask)
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15 / Belgian Ardennes
Arduenna
Forest and fruit, from Belgium.
Inspired by Belgium’s Ardennes, Arduenna expresses its natural landscape through mirabelle plums, pine and elderflower. The photograph, from the brand’s supplied materials, shows Radermacher Distillery in Raeren, its production partner.
- Selected products handled by WAIN99
- Arduenna Organic Gin / Arduenna No Alcohol / Arduenna Aperitivo 694
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16 / Vittorio Veneto, Veneto, Italy
Distilleria De Negri
The memory of grapes, distilled.
Established in 1933 in Vittorio Veneto, De Negri specialises in grape-based grappa, including aged expressions, alongside liqueurs. Its town-centre building reflects generations of distilling heritage.
- Selected products handled by WAIN99
- Graspa dei Amighi / Grappa Barrique / Grappa di Prosecco / Limoncello
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