Tanegashima Sake Brewery “Charcoal-grilled” Anno-imo 37° 1.8L Special gift box included Sweet potato shochu

Making potatoes

Tanegashima is the place where Japan's first firearms were introduced, and it is also the place where Karaimo (sweet potato), a gift from the Ryukyu Dynasty about 300 years ago, was cultivated for the first time in Japan. Tanegashima's natural conditions are perfect for growing sweet potatoes: flat, close to the sea, soil rich in minerals, and a warm climate. All of Tanegashima Sake Brewery's raw material potatoes are grown organically and with reduced pesticides on our own 45ha farm spread across Nishinoomote City and Nakatane Town . Our focus on using high-quality raw potatoes leads to the production of delicious shochu.

soil preparation

Tanegashima is an island of flat sedimentary rock created by the rise of the ocean floor, sothe soil contains a lot of minerals, has a higher sugar content than sweet potatoes on the Kagoshima mainland, and is also starchy. It has a soil that can grow sweet potatoes that are easy to fully ferment due to its high content.