Wakamatsu Shuzo (若松酒造)
Wakamatsu Shuzo is a distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture, founded in 1719, known for Satsumaichi, Kurosasshumugi and Kohaku no Megumi. Wakamatsu Shuzo is a shochu distillery in Ichiki-Kushikino, Kagoshima, founded in 1719 and known for Satsuma-ichi and Sasshu Mugi. KIKI lists 10 of its bottles.
AI-compiled from public information, not checked by the brewery.
Key facts
| Name | Wakamatsu Shuzo (若松酒造) |
|---|---|
| Location | Kagoshima Prefecture |
| Founded | 1719 |
| Makes | Shochu |
| Website | www.wakamatsusyuzo.co.jp |
What kind of distillery is it?
History
Wakamatsu Yauemon founded the business in 1719 as Minato no Sakaya. It first made rice shochu known as Ichiki shochu in Ichiki, a post town on the daimyo procession route. In 1880 it received a licence plate that the company describes as the oldest surviving in Japan, and sweet potato shochu began in 1909. Wartime rice shortages pushed it toward sweet potato, and today it uses Kagoshima-grown Kogane Sengan and water filtered through the Shirasu plateau.
What makes it distinct
| Water | Water filtered through the Shirasu plateau |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Kagoshima-grown Kogane Sengan potatoes; two-row barley for the barley shochu |
Visiting
A tourism site lists the Wakamatsu distillery as a visitor spot; confirm tour details with the distillery.
Bottles from this distillery
The KIKI app knows 23 bottles from this maker (10 on this site).
| Bottle | Type | Per 720 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Satsumaichi Sweet Potato Shochu薩摩一 | Sweet potato shochu | ¥565 |
| Kurosasshumugi Barley Shochu黒薩州麦 | Barley shochu | ¥454 |
| Kohaku no Megumi Aged Storage Shochu琥珀の恵み 熟成貯蔵 | Barley shochu | ¥482 |
| Sasshumugi Barley Shochu薩州麦 | Barley shochu | ¥482 |
| Tenkatori Black Koji Sweet Potato Shochu 25%天下取り 黒麹 芋焼酎 25度 | Sweet potato shochu | ¥600 |
| Yoshiichi Mugi Kuro Barley Shochuよしいち 麦 黒 | Barley shochu | ¥472 |
| Chikaratarou Barley Shochuちから太郎 麦 | Barley shochu | ¥504 |
| Hakugin Authentic Rice Shochu白銀 本格米焼酎 | Rice shochu | ¥559 |
| Umakamugi Barley Shochu 25%うまか麦 25度 | Barley shochu | ¥482 |
| Kohaku no Kurahito Barrel Aged Shochu by Wakamatsu Shuzo若松酒造 琥珀のくらひと | Barley shochu | ¥590 |