Nakijin Shuzo (今帰仁酒造)
Nakijin Shuzo is an awamori distillery in Nakijin village, Okinawa. Founded in 1948, it continues to make awamori and aged kusu in the Nakijin area. Its best-known brand is Nakijinjo. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
- Bottles listed
- 1
- Makes
- Shochu and Awamori
Where to buy
What kind of distillery is it?
The brewery was founded in 1948 when its founder began brewing awamori in Nakijin. In 1974 the name was changed to Nakijin Shuzo Sho, and in 1980 the brewery moved to its present site at Nakasone 500. The long-aged kusu Sennen no Hibiki was released in 1993. In 2002 the organization was reorganized as a limited company under the name Nakijin Shuzo. In 2012 the fourth president took office, and in 2018, for the 70th anniversary of the founding, the brewery held its first kura matsuri.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- The awamori is made in Nakijin, a place blessed with water.
- Ingredients
- The main raw materials are rice koji.
- Style
- The spirit is distilled by atmospheric pressure distillation.
- Also
- The brewery has 35 large storage tanks.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
Brewery tours are free and take about 20 minutes. Weekday tours run from 13:00 to 16:00 for groups of 1 to 10 people. Closed on weekends, public holidays, year-end and New Year, and Obon. Booking is required by phone, email or fax the day before.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: nakijinshuzo.jp
Bottles from this distillery
The app finds 24 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
