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    Spirits producer, Yame, Fukuoka

    Kitaya Co., Ltd. / Kitaya Yame Distillery

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    Kitaya Co., Ltd. / Kitaya Yame Distillery logo
    Country
    Japan
    Region
    Fukuoka
    Town
    Yame
    Founded
    1820
    Spirits
    Shochu (mugi, kome, imo), Whisky, Gin, Liqueurs

    About

    Kitaya is a sake and shochu brewery in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, founded under the name Kitaya in 1820 and later reorganized as a company. It produces sake, honkaku shochu, liqueurs, a craft gin made with a sake-derived spirit, and fermented seasonings, and exports to several countries. The brewery draws its water from underground flow of the Yabe River.

    Products and brands

    Gokoo, Ginku, Kansuke, Kitaya Single Malt Whisky

    What they make

    Sake, honkaku shochu, liqueur, craft gin, fermented seasoning, sparkling sake, awamori.

    Doing business in Japan

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