Hamada Syuzou

Hamada Syuzou began making shochu in Ichikikushikino City, Kagoshima in 1868. Currently they operate three distilleries all focusing on different styles of shochu production. Situated within a stone’s throw of each other, these distilleries include Denbeegura, Kinzangura, and Denzouingura. Facing the East China Sea, Denzouingura is Hamada’s distillery making Daiyame 25 and Daiyame 40 Honkaku Imo Shochu. This state-of-the-art distillery scales the traditional techniques of Satsuma Shochu production while prioritizing innovative process and craft. The fruits of Hamada’s labors are shochus that stand as uniquely singular and focused as the craftspeople of Kagoshima who make them.