Date of visit: 29 Jun 2015 - Day3 of Kagoshima trip (photo only)
After visiting Jikuya Shuzo, I found Murao Shuzo, one of 3M, is nearlly on the way to the next visit. Ok, let's enjoy a rural drive towards Murao. They were located in the middled of the fields and very pretty distillery with many trees. As I didn't have an appointment, I introduced myself coming from Singapore and asked a guy if I could take photos. He was a bit surprised, but readilly accepted to take photos. As it's off production season, the kura was very quiet, clean and tidy, waiting for the season. When I saw jar pots buried under the ground (right photo), I was really impressed because it was the pot that you will see on the label of the bottle together with the brand.
It is said that Mr.Murao is in charge of all the process of making "Murao" from materials procurement, fermentation, distillation to shipment by himself. Therefore the production volume is limited, and it is natural that it rarely get in the market.
"Murao" is so popular, but "Satsumachaya" is the regular and main brand that locals love.
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