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Ureshino Shochu Distillery
Investigado y escrito por Hinato
Prefectura de Saga · Ureshino
33.0990°N, 130.0000°E
Ureshino City and its surrounding hills have been producing imo-jochu (sweet potato shochu) since the Edo period, using locally grown sweet potatoes and the onsen spring water mineral profile — which gives the distillate an unusually clean finish. A handful of small traditional pot-still distilleries in the area can be visited by appointment, observing both traditional clay-pot fermentation and the copper alembic distillation that converts the rice-koji and sweet potato mash into clear spirit.
Información esencial
Horario
By appointment only: weekdays (Monday–Friday)
Cerrado: Weekends and public holidays | August Obon | New Year period
Entrada
Free (includes tasting) | Bottles available for purchase: ¥2,500–4,500
Mejor temporada
October–February (active distillation season) for witnessing production
Duración de la visita
45 minutes–1 hour
Cómo llegar
Información de acceso
Ureshino City (distillery address provided on booking). Tours by advance reservation only (Japanese-language, interpretation available). 45-minute tour: free, includes tasting. Closed weekends.
Guía privilegiada
What to taste: The flagship single-distillation 'genryu' (original flow) is the first-run spirit at full strength (37% ABV) before water dilution — available only at the distillery. Second fermentation 'koshu' (aged 3 years in clay jars) develops a complexity similar to cognac. Both available to purchase by the bottle (¥2,500–4,500).
Distillation season: October–February is the primary distillation period — visiting during this window means witnessing active production. The smell of fermenting sweet potato mash (sweet, yeasty, earthy) fills the entire distillery building.
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