EST. 1958
いいちこ
Since 1958 — 宇佐市, Oita
Sanwa Shurui, founded in 1958 in Usa, is one of Japan's largest shochu makers and the house of iichiko, the barley shochu whose 1979 debut became a national phenomenon and made Oita mugi shochu a byword. Under its Quality First creed it selects barley and water exactingly, and runs the Hita Distillery and the Ajimu winery as a full-range drinks company.
Sanwa Shurui, founded in 1958 in Usa, is one of Japan's largest shochu makers and the house of iichiko, the barley shochu whose 1979 debut became a national phenomenon and made Oita mugi shochu a byword. Under its Quality First creed it selects barley and water exactingly, and runs the Hita Distillery and the Ajimu winery as a full-range drinks company.
The definitive Oita barley shochu
The definitive Oita barley shochu
Source: https://www.sanwa-shurui.co.jp/company/, https://oita-sake.or.jp/kuramoto/