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Kikusui Distillery

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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).
Japanese rum rhum agricole aged rum rum
Producer range

Producer range Kikusui Distillery

Spirit categories

Japanese rum rhum agricole aged rum rum

Representative products

Rhum Ryoma Japonais 70cl Ryoma 7 Years (Ryoma 7 anni)

Raw materials

sugar cane juice sugar cane molasses

Casks and ageing vessels

oak barrels (white oak / quercia bianca)
Distillation and production

Distillation and production

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.

Producer history Kikusui Distillery

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.

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