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Nantou (Omar) whisky distillery

Nantou (Omar) factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Nantou (Omar) Nantou
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Taiwan Active 1978 - Present
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Nantou (Omar) Not Available Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp (TTL)

Nantou (Omar) equipment & site

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Nantou (Omar) Timeline:

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  1. 1978Nantou opens as a TTL winery making wine, brandy, rum and fruit wines.
  2. 1999A massive earthquake and fire destroy five warehouses; the rebuild takes up the idea of a whisky distillery.
  3. 2008First malt new-make spirit runs — the second whisky distillery in Taiwan after Kavalan.
  4. 2010German mash tun and washbacks installed so Nantou produces its own wash (previously bought mash/wort/wash from a nearby brewery).
  5. 2013TTL launches its Omar single-malt series (one account dates the first Omar release to 2015).

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