It was fortunate that Shotaro KAGA and Tamesaburo YAMAMOTO, the first president of Asahi Breweries, had a deep personal connection through their friendship and the fact that Asahi Breweries was a parent company of Nikka Whisky that Kaga helped to found.
アサヒビールは加賀の作ったニッカウヰスキーを子会社にしており、さらにアサヒビール初代社長の山本為三郎と加賀正太郎は交友があり、両者の縁が深かったことが幸いした。