EBISU
SHOCHU CELLAR

130 Years of Passion

Our History

About

For more than a century, our family has shown great dedication to bring you a whole new kind of Shochu for you to enjoy.

Ebisu
An Encounter

Born the son of pharmaceutical family in Haki at the end of Edo Period, Mr. Takejiro OGI moved to Nagasaki to study medicine. There, he met his new roommate, Mr. Gishiro KAJIYAMA, who became later the founder of modern distillation technique in Japan. Mr. Tanaka and Mr. Ogi became close friends and Mr. Ogi became interested in making distilled alcohol.

Ebisu
A Family

When he returned to his hometown Haki several years later, Mr. Ogi had already decided to devote himself to alcohol distillation. Thanks to the support of his younger brother, Yoshitaro, and other relatives, Mr. Ogi established his own distillery in 1885.



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EBISU

The stone statue of Ebisu was erected to pray for successful business at the time of the opening of the distillery. Because of this, we have been known as the “Ebisu Distillery” and beloved by local people ever since.





Ebisu
An Atmosphere

We used to operate a standing bar in one of the corners of our liquor shop. It was called “Kaku-uchi” and many local people dropped by after work and made it their social and communication space.





Ebisu

Did you know ? Ebisu, one of the seven gods of fortune in Japan, is enshrined as the deity of wealth and successful business.

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In addition to the very popular local rice-made Shochu “Fukutoku Ebisu”, Mr. Jitsuzo TANAKA , the third generation of Ebisu Distillery, tried to develop more attractive and higher quality products. In the 1960s, he started to run experiments by using a rare and new method at the time: aged and matured Shochu in oak barrels. In 1969, he finally succeeded in bottling “ALEMBIC (LAMBIKI)" and commercialized it.
Today we have 6 different product line-ups, that vary depending on tastes and the number of years of aging: 3, 5, and 10 years. The longer a Shochu is aged, the milder and more mature they become. This often produces exceptional flavors, like vanilla, almond and fruits.

ORIGINS OF Ranbiki

Our “LAMBIKI" (Ranbiki) products are named after “Alembic”, a single-type distillation apparatus invented in ancient Greece where alchemy was developed in the 4th century B.C. Although there are many stories about how this technique was brought into Japan, the word “RANBIKI”, which means distiller in Japanese, is derived from the Portuguese word “Alembic”.

Distillation A constant challenge

Distillation techniques brought from overseas were uniquely modified and adapted to produce Japanese Shochu. Today, its quality is widely recognized in the world. We hope that our authentic Shochu products, inspired by our strong passion, will be appreciated and enjoyed by Shochu fans around the world.

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LOCATION

AWARDS

our team

Driven by tradition and passion we are a family-run company

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Tanaka san is our master distiller as well as Senior Managing Director. His passion and dedication have brought the Ebisu distillery to new heights awarded by many prizes.

KENTAROU TANAKA

Senior Managing Director

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A warm smile for welcoming our guests and of course a natural gift for numbers. Thank you mom !

Yoriko TANAKA

Accounting

LATEST NEWS

Stay updated, learn more about Shochu, our distillery and beautiful region !

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A NEW WEBSITE
July 1, 2015  /  By Tanaka san

Welcome to the new English website of EBISU Distillery, we are absolutely delighted to be able to reach out to our English speaking clientele and share our passion of Shochu.

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Visit our shop !
June 25, 2015  /  By Tanaka san

Have a tour of our products and shop, enjoy the video !

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The RANBIKI Song
June 20, 2015  /  By Tanaka san

I am always looking for the right atmosphere when enjoying a good Shochu, maybe because I was inspired during my road trip in the US back when I took a car and went from coast to coast. Well...here is my song !

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Contact & ORDERS

We would love to hear from you. Please contact us using this form or directly by e-mail:info@ranbiki.com
If you would like to order, you can use the reference codes of the products with the quantites, we will reply with a confirmation mail including the shipping costs. Individual orders only available in Japan. Worldwide wholesalers and distributors: please contact us directly by email.

how to reach us

You can also visit us directly at our distillery and have an introduction to Shochu tasting. Groups are welcome, please send us your inquiries.

our address

EBISU DISTILLERY
680-3 Hakihayashida Asakura-shi
Fukuoka-ken 838-1506, JAPAN