Distillery
Kikusui Distillery
Japanese producer associated with the Ryoma label, known on the market for rums made from sugar cane juice/extracts sourced from Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku island). Among the most cited products is Rhum Ryoma (70 cl).
- Kōchi · Japan
- 1 product
The story
Detailed historical information is not available from the consulted sources. The name Kikusui appears linked to Kikusui Shuzo (a sake producer based in Kōchi Prefecture) and to the production of rum marketed as Ryoma, but full timelines and corporate relationships are not clearly documented on the retailer pages reviewed.
Territory
Kōchi Prefecture, island of Shikoku (Japan) - production areas indicated as Kuroshio / Kochi in commercial sources.
Production method
Product descriptions found online report the use of sugar cane juice (pur jus) or cane derivatives as raw material; distillation is described mainly with pot stills (some listings also cite continuous distillation). Some sources mention the use of sake yeasts for fermentation.
Distillation
Pot still (with some sources also referencing continuous distillation).
Ageing
Aging in oak barrels; some versions are indicated with minimum ageing of 3 years or 7 years depending on the label.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- Categories
- Japanese rum
- rhum agricole
- aged rum
- rum
- Raw materials
- sugar cane juice
- sugar cane molasses
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak barrels (white oak / quercia bianca)
- Representative products
- Rhum Ryoma Japonais 70cl
- Ryoma 7 Years (Ryoma 7 anni)
What makes it distinctive
- Producer associated with the Ryoma label, present on European and Japanese markets.
- Products based on sugar cane juice (rhum agricole) or cane derivatives.
- Commercial versions reported with stated ageing (e.g. 7 years) and approximate strengths around 40% (e.g. Ryoma 7Y), plus local variants at different strengths.