Kagura Shuzo (神楽酒造)
Kagura Shuzo is a distillery in Miyazaki Prefecture, founded in 1954, known for Himuka no Kurouma, Kurouma and Tensonkorin. Kagura Shuzo is a shochu distillery in Takachiho, Miyazaki, founded in 1954, known for the barley shochu Kurouma and the sweet potato shochu Tenson Korin. KIKI lists 5 of its bottles.
AI-compiled from public information, not checked by the brewery.
Key facts
| Name | Kagura Shuzo (神楽酒造) |
|---|---|
| Location | Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Makes | Shochu |
| Website | www.kagurashuzo.co.jp |
What kind of distillery is it?
History
The distillery was founded in Takachiho in 1954, taking over a sake licence from Matsuda Shuzo that dated back to the Meiji era. Kurouma, now its flagship barley shochu, was launched in 1984. It stores spirit in a disused railway tunnel that also serves as a tourist site. In 2009 it opened a factory in Saito, a sweet potato growing area, brewing with the clear Saito Shimizu water. It makes barley, sweet potato and buckwheat shochu and puts effort into barrel aging.
What makes it distinct
| Water | The Saito factory uses Saito Shimizu water |
|---|---|
| Also | Tunnel storage in a disused railway tunnel |
| Style | Barley, potato and buckwheat shochu, with barrel aging |
Visiting
A tunnel storage tourist facility is mentioned on the official site (visiting terms to be confirmed).
Bottles from this distillery
The KIKI app knows 27 bottles from this maker (5 on this site).
| Bottle | Type | Per 720 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Himuka no Kurouma Long-Term Aged 25%ひむかのくろうま 長期貯蔵 25度 | Barley shochu | ¥660 |
| Himuka no Kurouma Authentic Barley Shochu 25%ひむかのくろうま 本格麦焼酎 25度 | Barley shochu | ¥584 |
| Tensonkorin Shochu 25%天孫降臨 25度 | Sweet potato shochu | ¥664 |
| Umakamonne Barley Shochu 25%うまかもんね 麦 25度 | Barley shochu | ¥446 |
| Kuritensho Chestnut Shochu栗天照 | Shochu | ¥835 |