“SHINOBU” MEANS “FORBEARANCE” IN JAPANESE, SYMBOLIZING THE SPIRIT OF A SAMURAI, LIKE MAKING GREAT SPIRITS WHICH TAKES TIME, PATIENCE AND PERSISTENCE. THE STORY OF SHINOBU DISTILLERY [...]

Founded in 1846, descended from Shuri Sanka, Higa Distillery inherits traditional method and spirit from 160 years ago. It is said that Shinzato is the oldest distillery extant, and the products [...]

Niigata Beer Co. is a small craft brewery located in Niigata city, the first Japanese craft beer producer to incorporate secondary fermentation inside the can as part of the brewing process. With [...]

The smallest whisky distillery in Japan. The capacity of the primary distillery pot is 1,000 liters, and the residual distiller is 500 liters, the smallest pots in Japan. Heating method is [...]

Sasanokawa Shuzo’s sake and shochu making dates back all the way to 1765. However, almost 200 years later, they decided to dive into the whisky making market in 1946. Their quality was able to [...]

Asahara Shuzo is a family brewery located in Saitama Prefecture, in the middle of the hilly region, right above the Chichibu mountains. This green area, called Okumusashi, is known for the [...]

Eigashima Shuzo Co. Ltd. is one of the oldest family-run distillery with nearly 100 years of whisky-making experience in Japan. Established in 1679, Eigashima was once considered among the top [...]

Founded in 1952, Kumesen Syuzo started on distilling Awamori which is a distilled alcoholic beverage indigenous made with Indica rice and unique to Okinawa islands of Japan, also know as Ryuku [...]

When the first drop of Okinawan Gin dripped in the distillery, we were in the middle of hot summer and we felt Okinawa’s seasonal wind “Mahae”. OKINAWA’S FIRST CRAFT GIN, [...]