Takeshi Taketsuru

Takeshi Taketsuru (Japanese: 竹鶴威, 6 March 1924 – 17 December 2014) was a Japanese whisky distiller.[1] He was the adoptive son of Rita Taketsuru and her husband Masataka Taketsuru, the founders of the Nikka Whisky company. [2] After their deaths, he took over the company,[3] and expanded its business substantially.[2]

He died on 17 December 2014, at the age of 90.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "ニッカウヰスキー元社長・竹鶴威さん、死去 「マッサン」主人公モデルの養子" (in Japanese). The Huffington Post. 2 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kana Inagaki and Ben McLannahan (2 January 2015). "Takeshi Taketsuru, Whisky distiller, 1924-2014". Financial Times.
  3. ↑ Heather Greenaway (13 May 2012). "Astonishing life of Scots woman who took whisky to Japan". Daily Record.
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