[ YAMAGA Craft Brewery Experience ]
The city of Yamaga has a climate and soil suitable for sake brewing, and is home to wine, sake, and whiskey breweries that are highly rated nationwide. Why don’t you try to visit each sake brewery and enjoy a culinary experience with snacks made from local ingredients and a renowned choice of sake? Guided tours of each sake brewery are also available upon request (on some days, this service is not available).
× Whiskey: Yamaga Distillery (whiskey)
Sparking the popularity of Japanese whiskey in recent years, and recognized worldwide for its high quality, this distillery specializing in malt whiskey opened in 2021 with technical support from Kagoshima Prefecture’s Honbo Sake Brewery. Utilizing the benefits of Yamaga’s rich natural climate, we are pursuing a beautiful, gorgeous flavor and noble depth. It is a remarkable up-and-coming distillery that aspires to create single malt that will captivate people around the world.
●Contents of the experience (60 minutes in total)
1. Whiskey production tour (with a tour guide)
2. Tour of the aging warehouse
3. New Pot and New Born whisky tasting (2 kinds of whiskey & 2 kinds of Yamaga’s special snacks)
※Coffee or juice will be provided to drivers of any vehicle and to those under 20 years of age
● Snacks MENU *Contents vary depending on the season.
・Lantern monaka / Chestnut red bean paste and smoked almonds are sandwiched in a Yamaga’s craft lantern-shaped wafer
・Miso Manju / Manju buns kneaded with Yamaga miso, roasted in fragrant Himiko soy sauce, a handmade soy sauce made by a long-established shop.
◎We also have a plan that includes a pick-up taxi service from hotels in Yamaga.
