Yamatozakura Shuzo (大和桜酒造)

Date of visit: 28 Jun 2015 - Day2 of Kagoshima trip (photo only)

 

I found a small distillery just in front of Denbee-gura and it was Yamatozakura Shuzo. Unfortunately, they were close on Sunday, thus I took a photo. 

 

Although I have not known it before, it is said that Yamatozakura is one of the smallest family owned distillery in Kagoshima and try unique initiatives such as accepting internship from USA. Wow, how innovative are they? Interesting. Let's visit them next time!!!

 

Tenguzakura (天狗櫻)

Date of visit: 28 Jun 2015 - Day2 of Kagoshima trip (photo only)

 

"Tenguzakura" is a brand of Shiraishi Shuzo (白石酒造) located in Ichiki of Kagoshima.

 

Although I knew the distillery was closed on Sunday, but I just wanted to drop by to take a photo because I just had "Tenguzakura" on a previous night and I liked it sooooo much. It had a very pleasant natural sweetness and rich flavor from sweet potato.

 

It was a small and pretty distillery and there was "Tengu" on the wall (bottom left) !!! "Tengu", the name and logo of the brand,  is a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or yōkai (supernatural beings). Wasn't it pretty ???