History Shōchū

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shōchū graffiti @ kōriyama hachiman shrine. furigana shown right. signed 2 carpenters , dated august 11 of 2nd year of eiroku period, i.e.. 1559.


the exact origin of shōchū unclear. alcohol strength of shōchū called araki (araq in arabic) or rambiki (alembic in english) in japan; arak generic term variety of distilled alcoholic drinks throughout middle east. shōchū originated in persia, spreading west europe , east india, thailand , okinawa. around mid-16th century, technique arrived in kagoshima, shōchū born. distilled alcoholic beverage in okinawa known awamori.


as far can determined japanese historical record, shōchū appears have been made since @ least far 16th century. when missionary francis xavier visited kagoshima prefecture in 1549, recorded japanese drink arak made rice [...] have not seen single drunkard. because once inebriated lie down , go sleep.


the oldest existing direct reference shōchū in japan can found @ kōriyama hachiman shrine in Ōkuchi, kagoshima. there, 2 carpenters working on shrine in 1559 inscribed following graffiti on wooden plank in roof: high priest stingy never once gave shōchū drink. nuisance!


from these times through edo period shōchū produced throughout japan in traditional kasutori way, using single round of distillation. during meiji period, machinery repeated distillation imported great britain, making cheap mass-production of high-purity shōchū possible during time of chronic rice shortages. shōchū made traditional way called old-style shōchū , produced using new multiple-distillation machinery new-style shōchū.








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