Matsunoizumi Shuzo (松の泉酒造)
The distillery Matsunoizumi Shuzo in Asagiri, Kumamoto makes Kuma shochu, mainly the rice shochu Matsunoizumi and Suikyomushi. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
- Bottles listed
- 1
- Makes
- Shochu
What kind of distillery is it?
The first generation head was drawn to the good water that flows under the brewery, the same source as the spring at the foot of Mount Shiraga, and began making shochu. The shochu became known locally, and the brand Matsunoizumi took its name from the family name Matsu and the word for spring. A nikkei tree at the entrance has stood at the site since the founding, more than 120 years. Today the brewery grows rice in its own paddy beside the shochu house, and that rice is used for Suikyomushi.
What makes it distinct
- Also
- Kuma shochu is made only from rice, with mash brewed using groundwater from the Hitoyoshi-Kuma area and distilled there.
- Water
- Water from the same source as the spring at the foot of Mount Shiraga runs under the brewery.
- Ingredients
- The brewery grows rice in its own paddy beside the shochu house, with binchotan charcoal placed at key spots. Matsunoizumi uses only rice and rice koji as ingredients.
- Style
- Some aged products are kept for more than ten years.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
- Tasting & food
Visits to the shochu house are booked by phone in advance. The brewery is open to visitors from 9:00 to 16:00 and closed on Sundays; the shop runs 8:00 to 17:30, closed Sundays; the restaurant serves 11:00 to 14:00, closed Sundays and Mondays.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: matsunoizumi.co.jp
Bottles from this distillery
The app finds 11 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
