Shochu brewery in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto-prefecture

 

Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume. 

Typically shochu contains 25% alcohol by volume, which is weaker than whisky or

standard-strength vodka but stronger than wine and sake.

Takahashi Shuzo is a Shochu brewery in Hitoyoshi founded in 1900.

You can sample many kind of Shochu at Takahashi shuzo.