Kuma Shochu, the symbol of Hitoyoshi Kuma, is in danger. The Kuma River flooded due to the heavy rains in Kumamoto Prefecture in July this year, and the Hitoyoshi Kuma region was severely damaged. Speaking of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto’s special product Kuma shochu is famous, but most of the 27 shochu warehouses scattered in the Hitoyoshi Kuma area are devastated by this flood. Kuma Shochu is made from domestic rice only, mashed with mash (Moromi) prepared by groundwater in the Kuma district, and distilled and bottled in the Kuma district. There are many persistent fans all over the country.

The Kuma River is called the Rampage River, and there have been many hardships in shochu brewing due to water damage, but over the years, we have succeeded and inherited the tradition of 500 years. However, the 3 breweries are devastating because of the flood damage this time, not only the original sake, but also the production sites and offices. In addition, nearly half of the breweries have suffered damage from floods above and below the floor. The Kuma Shochu breweries are already working together to recover.

Kinoshita Brewery, a small family-run shochu brewery, is located in the Hiratyoshi basin, where the Kuma River runs, and in Taragaki Town, about 20 kilometers east of Hitoyoshi City. Next to the brewery, there was a small waterway branching from the Kuma River, which miraculously escaped due to the blockage of the sluice, and all the new sake was safe. To preserve the tradition of Kuma Shochu, which is the symbol of Hitoyoshi Kuma, this year’s new shochu will be shipped with a special feeling.

The new shochu, “Bunzo Asahi,” is the raw material for the rice farm, “Motoda Farm”, the sake-making shochu “Kinoshita Brewery”, the liquor store that sells it, “Sake Shosen”, and the local liquor wholesale “Toroshie”. Shops”, each of which was small, was completed through regional cooperation. The rice uses “Asahi No. 1” called phantom rice. It is an ancestor of the popular Sasani-shiki and Koshihikari rice, and it is an original rice that has been cultivated since ancient times. There are only a few farms in Kumamoto that produce, and Motoda Farm grows with no chemicals, fertilizers and natural cultivation. In the process of making shochu, unlike mechanized and manufacturable products, the old-fashioned fermentation and aging was stored in old-fashioned jars and aged for a full year.

Shochu, which is prepared by the atmospheric distillation method and the traditional kameboru, has a mild taste and a rich taste. The rich richness and savory shochu peculiar to rice are finished. The product name “Bunko Asahi” is the name of the founder, “Bunko” and “Asahi”, which were sung in the famous Kokumoto folk song “Rokutone” called “Inaka Shoya Don’s Castle Visit… It was named after the first issue.

Pre-ordering We receive a certain quantity order and bottle it just before shipping. Kuma shochu “Bunko Asahi” is 720ml, 25 degrees is 2,500 yen, 42 degrees original sake is 3,500 yen. Also, this time, we will sell “25 degrees 2 bottles set 8,000 yen” and “25 degrees 1 bottle and 42 degrees original sake bottle 10,000 yen” as a reconstruction support set. All items are tax-included and include online shipping. We will donate a portion of the sales to the Kuma Shochu Sake Brewery Association to help revitalize the other shochu breweries that were severely damaged this time.

＞ Kuma Shochu “Bunko Asahi”