Sakurao Brewery and Distillery (株式会社サクラオブルワリーアンドディスティラリー)
SAKURAO Brewery and Distillery is a distillery in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, making whisky and gin. The company was founded in 1918, and SAKURAO DISTILLERY was set up at Sakurao in 2017. Its best-known brand is Daruma. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
What kind of brewery is Sakurao Brewery and Distillery?
The company was founded in 1918 at Sakurao in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, and has passed down its distillation skills for more than a century. In 2017 it set up SAKURAO DISTILLERY at Sakurao to make whisky and gin, after studying overseas distilleries. A purely Japanese gin made from Hiroshima ingredients followed in 2018, and the single malts Sakurao and Togouchi were released in 2021.
- Other
- Whisky must be aged in cask for at least three years.
Can you visit Sakurao Brewery and Distillery?
- Tours
Paid distillery tours end with a tasting.
- Shop
The visitor center sells spirits and goods and is open 10:00 to 17:00, closed on the second Sunday of each month.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Hiroshima
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: sakuraobd.co.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 15 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 6 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 3.
- Gold prize酒将 一代 弥山PDF
- Prize (nyusho)酒将 一代 弥山PDF
- Gold prize酒将 一代 弥山PDF
- Prize (nyusho)酒将 一代 弥山PDF
- Prize (nyusho)酒将 一代 弥山PDF
- Gold prize酒将 一代 弥山PDF
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association). Brewing year 2019 had no final judging, so no gold prizes.