Nakamura Gyokuro Asia 2016 ShochuFounded in Kirishima City, in Kagoshima Prefecture in the year 1888, the Nakamura Distillery has a 130 year history of making Shochu. The culture of Shochu or making Shochu is deeply embedded in Japanese culture and the history of Kagoshima. Nakamura Shochu distillerys specialty, however, is in malted rice processing. They utilize a traditional method called the total handmade manufacturing method that is rarely used. Japanese Shochu production is