Purple & Pear
Purple & Pear
Kyoya Distiller & Brewer Company, Ltd.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato
Koji-Black
ABV 40 Proof 80
Single
Atmospheric Pressure
Competition
Importer
Collective/Vine Connections
Distributor
About Kyoya Distiller
Kyoya Distillery was founded in 1834, We have been using large ceramic pots in shochu production. The use of pots and small batches (about 800 liters per pot) induces natural fermentation that requires neither artificial heating nor cooling. Kyoya's company policy is to make shochu that is friendly to nature and the environment. Kyoya's subsidiary, the Agri Company, grows sweet potatoes using natural compost. Additionally, the company grows rice by taking advantage of the behavior of Aigamo (mixed-breed) ducks. These ducks eat weeds, plow the field with their movements and leave droppings, making the rice fields fertile and healthy without using agricultural chemicals. Some of the products use those kinds of sweet potatoes and rice as a part of its raw material. In spite of Kyoya's glorious tradition as one of the oldest distilleries in Miyazaki, Mr. Watanabe insists, "we will always pursue new dimensions of shochu without being contented".
Heihachiro I Miyazaki, Japan