Sakurao

Sakurao gins are produced by Sakurao Brewery & Distilling Company, formerly Chugoku Jozo, an artisanal sake producer in the Hiroshima area since 1918.

Located in Hatsukaichi City, the production facility includes a sake brewery and since 2018, a distillery equipped with brand new German-made traditional stills to distill gin and whisky.

The distillery's long-standing expertise has resulted in a range of gins in three versions: Original and Limited, made with 17 ingredients from the Hiroshima region, and each year a limited edition Hamagou, made with botanicals from Japan and elsewhere. 

A multiple award winner at the 2019 and 2020 World Gin Awards, Sakurao's gins are produced using a hybrid distillation method in which ingredients are both distilled and infused in the vapors generated by the distillation process. This innovative and ingenious hybrid distillation process is the best way to extract the flavors of each ingredient.

In addition to its traditional sake and Togouchi whiskey range, Sakurao Brewery & Distilling is adding Japanese gin to its catalog, and will soon introduce the first ever single malt distilled at the Sakurao distillery.