第二十五旅「🍶年末年始のお供：泡盛！🏕️ 沖縄の泡盛ツーリズム三昧！🍻」琉球泡盛蔵 Visitors Guide（新里酒造 、宿&喫茶 アガリメージョー）【🇯🇵字幕👂】

第二十五旅「🍶年末年始のお供：泡盛！🏕️ 沖縄の泡盛ツーリズム三昧！🍻」琉球泡盛蔵 Visitors Guide（新里酒造 、宿&喫茶 アガリメージョー）【🇯🇵字幕👂】

Haitai! I am Kana Nagamine! Welcome to Petit OKINAWA TRAVELLER! From the studio, I will comment on the whereabouts of two foreigners who love Okinawa, Vincent and Christal, from my perspective of Uchinanchu (Okinawa native). So let’s take a look! The two of you, (In Okinawan) looking forward to it! Haisai!!

Hey, Christal! The end of 2023 is nearing, and when it comes to the end of the year, year-end parties! And more opportunities to enjoy awamori, right? – I agree! And I love awamori! Mixing it with sparkling water, I can drink about, two, or even three big cups? – That much! ?

Of course awamori is to drink, but only in moderation! But not only drinking it, as it is also an important part of Okinawa’s culture, wouldn’t it be nice to also study awamori, tour various places, and have awamori-related experiences as a tourism content ?

– Yeah! Well, as far as I can drink Awamori, anything! – Really!? So your only purpose is to drink. So today, in this wonderful view’s Uruma City – central Okinawa, let’s learn about the history, tours, and experiences related to awamori! Well then… Let’s Goya!

This time, we’ll be introducing Okinawa’s famous awamori, sightseeing, activities, and new ways to enjoy it. It seems Christal loves Awamori! There are a lot of different brands, and to enjoy its unique character, the best way to drink it is on the rocks,

Though lately I’ve been trying out a lot of different ways, like adding awamori and milk, or adding awamori and coffee. I really like it because there are many ways to enjoy it! So, what is your favorite? And I hope Christal will be able to drink some at some point too!

So, let’s take a look at their journey! – Welcome! We’ve been expecting you! – Hello! Thanks for having us! So, here is Shinzato Shuzo, a very famous awamori distillery. – Can you introduce it please? – It is the oldest distillery in Okinawa! – The oldest? – That’s right!

– Founded in 1846, so 177 years old now! – 177 years! That’s amazing! Today, I really want to learn a lot about awamori and how to make it, so I’d appreciate any guidance! Of course! Come on come on! Amazing! There are so many bottles!

– What kind of awamori are those we can see here? – The awamori that we have produced so far! – The ones that are no longer on the market! – Oh, so it’s the awamori that have been made over the years!

– It’s like the history of our distillery company! – Well, it’s been 177 years so… I think it’s really amazing that a company that is this old has produced so many different kinds of awamori,

– so I’d love to see some of your current awamori as well! – Of course! – Yes! Thank you! – So, is this the awamori currently on sale? – It is! This is our brands, the “Kariyushi”, and the other one is the “Ryukyu”. “Kariyushi” is generally a young alcohol.

– So, this “Ryukyu” is a “koshu”, or old alcohol. – Koshu! Old liquor! – Yes. Our brand for “Kusu” (okinawan for “koshu”). People can buy it in bottles, but usually in Okinawa, for special occasions, people buy it in “kame” (jars).

Well, in Okinawa, there is a custom of buying it in jars when your first grandchild or child is born, and then drinking it with them when the child turns 20. That’s right! Vincent also said it but in Okinawa, Awamori is given as a gift at celebratory occasions,

So when I gave birth to my son, I received Awamori as a present, and thought we should drink it together when he’ll turn 20. And Kusu becomes sweeter with time and has a very mellow taste, So I’m looking forward to toasting it with my son looking forward to opening it!

First of all, what are the ingredients for awamori, what are the ingredients used to make it? – It’s Thai rice! – Thai rice! Thai rice! – Thai rice! This kind of long, thin rice. It is also called indica rice, and it’s an Indian type of rice that’s long and thin.

But here, we use not only Thai rice, but also local rice to make our awamori! – Eh! That’s rare! This one? – Here it is! – This is… “Terroir”! ? – Terroir!

– It’s French! Soil and its products, something that belongs to the land! – We thought of it like wine in France! Like French people are growing grapes suitable for the region, and then brewing them, and commercializing them.

When we export awamori overseas, we were often asked “Why using Thai rice when it’s a Japanese alcohol?” So we decided to use locally produced rice and made awamori using rice produced in the prefecture. It looks like a cross between Thai rice and Japonica rice.

Actually, I’ve heard that you can take tours of this factory, so could you please give me a tour today as well? – Shall I show you around? – Yes please! – Well, when you think of awamori, you think of this kind of “kame” (jars)! – That’s right!

– Is there any reason why you use kame? – Well, there are several ways to store awamori, but if you put it in a jar, it will ferment faster. Being made of clay may have a nice effect on the taste too! Like wine barrels’ wood!

Now, in this tank, we put Thai rice as raw ingredient and soak it in water, then we have to steam the soaked rice. This is the steaming machine. Next, we will spray black koji mold. This is black koji mold. This is sprayed on the steamed rice.

Then, this is the room for growing the koji. It’s called a “koji making machine”. It will stay there for two days. Then, it enters the process called fermentation. – Wow!! What a big tank! – It’s a fermentation tank! In this, we put the preparation water, the koji made in two days,

And one more thing: awamori yeast. Therefore, it is fermented over a period of 20 days. – It becomes what’s called “Moromi”. – Moromi! I’ve heard of it. – Then, we take that moromi and distill it. In the distillation process, this moromi is transferred to a large tank and heated.

Then, the alcohol inside turns into a gas, which is then rapidly cooled and liquefied, which is the process of distillation. Wow… listening to that, I’d like to try some tasting now, is that okay? Thank you! Now, it’s tasting time! I love studying, but… I was really looking forward to this time!

The first one is this one called “Kariyushi”. Our general young alcohol, 30°. – The next one in the middle is the “Ryukyu Premium” and it’s 5 years old! – It’s old sake, and premium! Then there’s the awamori that I introduced earlier, made with Okinawa’s local rice.

– Well then! Let’s savor! Cheers! – Kariii! – Yeah! It’s kind of sweet! – It’s a little sweet, but there’s a nice sourness to it, it’s sour, but also sweet and fresh,

– so even though it’s a young sake, it has an elegant, mature taste that’s quite nice! – Thank you! Well then, next is… the old sake!

– It’s so easy to drink! – Easy to drink and deep! ! – Thank you! – Oh my the aftertaste is great! This is amazing! It’s really delicious!

– Well, this is the depth of old awamori! The more you let it sleep, the more round and deep it becomes! – Like the taste of earth! – Well, this is probably my first time drinking awamori that isn’t made from Thai rice! – Me too! Let’s drink!

It’s so soft ! ! – It has a very gentle taste! – It’s 30 degrees, but I think it feels really light! – Yes! So nice! – Also, if you look closely, you can see that there are various kinds of liqueurs! – There are!

There’s passion fruit liqueur, and plum wines, like shikuwasa plum wine and red sweet potato plum wine! Then there is another thing called “spirits”. It’s a combination of awamori and black coffee.

– And I think you have another product that you’re really proud of? – Yes! Three years ago, I also started a whiskey business! – And here is some whiskey that I made! A brand called “Shinzato”! – Like your name!

– So cool! – May we have a little drink of this too? – Yes! Actually, I’m not a big whiskey drinker, I like alcohol, but I’m not a big fan of whiskey, BUT, I tasted Mr. Shinzato’s whiskey once in the past, and it was really delicious !

So as even someone like me who’s not fond of whiskey found it delicious, I really want you to taste it Christal! Oh wow, this gentle scent… – Delicious! – Delicious right!? – It doesn’t sting your throat! – Thank you!

It doesn’t sting your throat, and it doesn’t have the aftertaste of whiskey that I usually don’t like! Only a gentle fruity aftertaste remains, which is wonderful! It’s an awamori distillery with a long history, 177 years, so they’re making really traditional awamori,

But also trying new things, like using Okinawan rice, and I think it is definitely interesting for tourists too ! Actually, here it is! Ryukyu Awamori Distillery Tour! It’s not only a tour of each brewery, but also a variety of other content!

– That you can experience! – Experiences, like sightseeing in the area and so. In our case, there is a cafe also in Uruma City, Agari Mejo where you can try our awamori!

– I wonder what kind of experience it may be! ? – Please go and check by yourselves! – I’d love to! Let’s go!

– We’ll go and enjoy it! – Yes! Please! – Thank you so much for guiding us around today so we could learn more about awamori! – Thank you very much! – Thank you for coming!

It’s a great experience to learn about awamori distilleries and then compare awamori drinks! The moment the two drank, they were smiling! That’s nice! Didn’t you all want to taste it too? Also, their comments were so good that it made me want to drink too!

Awamori dates back to 600 years ago, introduced to Okinawa through South Sea trade, with the method of making distilled liquor, and it has been loved and nurtured by Okinawans ever since! So please, come and try Okinawa’s famous awamori! It might be fun to taste it why learning about it!

Next, it seems they’re going to go to a cafe where you can experience something new, so I’m curious about that as well! Let’s check! – The awamori was delicious! – It was delicious! ! ! – Next, let’s have an interesting experience

In a different part of Uruma City! We were said there is an old folk house down this narrow alley, So is it here? It’s really nice! What a wonderful shop, and I was really happy to be welcomed with sanshin! – I’m happy too! Thank you very much! – Thank you!

– What kind of place is this? – The concept of this shop is to enjoy the local culture! – We’re the Inn & Cafe AgariMejo! – Great! In this lovely traditional old folk house! – What kind of activities do you offer to experience the local culture? – For example experience of sanshin,

But also the local traditional performing arts, like Eisa! Also, something special is that we offer a barley tea roasting experience to help people learn about local ingredients! – A roasting experience! – That’s right!

– I hope you’ll enjoy it! – Are we going to make that today? To experience it? – Yes! – What is it precisely! ? – Please! Enjoy! – But since it’s related to awamori, it probably means we’ll be able to drink more right?

– That’s right! – Yay! ! – It’s trial time! Thank you! – Yes! Thank you! This is what you will experience today! The barley tea roasting experience! Now, I’m going to have you roast the beans using the cassette stove and the small frying pan in front of you.

– Can we start? – Please! – First, let’s light the fire and add the wheat we have prepared here! I’ll try it! It’s a mixture of black and whitish beans. The dark ones are already 90% roasted by us.

– You did some roasting first! – Yes! So don’t worry, there are almost no failures! – Oh, what a kind experience! – I heard like “Pop” now! – It started moving right away! – “Pop”! It’s moving! It’s moving! – How cute!

– Is it better to shake this sideways? – Yes! It’s about time you pick up the frying pan and shake it around! – Ah! It’s popping! – It’s popping! It just jumped! ! – Wheat looks like it’s in a good mood today! – Good!

This wheat was grown in Uruma City, where Agarimejo is located, in Ikeijima-Island. The cultivation of wheat in Okinawa was quite widespread before the war, but after the war, there was a shift to importing and most cultures went out of business.

Though, there is now a movement in this area, especially around the islands, to preserve the traditional calendar events, and the mayor of the Ikeijima area wants to preserve the culture of the island, and to use products cultivated here for traditional events

So not just to make offerings, but by developing various specialty products using the local ingredients, to be able to revitalize the island. That’s when I thought I wanted to do something to support them.

– so I decided to give this kind of experience at my shop, and talk about it. – To let everyone learn about it! – Is it the wheat we can see here? – Yes! That’s right! This wheat is the wheat of Ikeijima Island!

– Nowadays, it is called “Island-Wheat Kana-san” for the entire Okinawa prefecture. – “Shimamugi Kana-san”! ! – Yes! – Kana-san? – Kana-san! – Kana-san! – Kana from the studio!

It’s so nice to create activities that both young people and tourists can enjoy, while preserving the traditions! – But, well, when will the Awamori come out? – Sorry, I talk a lot! – No, no, I talk a lot too! It’s like I came here only to drink today!

– Well, let’s use this mill for now ! – It’s a handsome mill! So cool! I would like you to grind the roasted wheat! – Put it inside?? – Yes! Please put it in!

– So, from now, let’s try roasting wheat coffee, which we haven’t done yet! – Roasting wheat coffee! – For you to enjoy cereal coffee! – Ah! Sounds good! It’s the same beans, but I made them a little darker…

– Isn’t it quick? ? – Not yet! – Please put it in ! Let’s take some time and drip slowly! So, I would like to use this to drink Awamori Barley Highball!

– It’s done! – Stylish! – Yeah, it’s stylish! Naturally stylish! – Yeah! Natural! – So this one is the first barley tea we brewed! Hot tea! – Yes, it is. This is the barley tea you roasted.

– And this one is the second one, slightly darker roasted wheat coffee, to make this Awamori Barley Highball! – Yes! Let’s tart with the barley tea! The scent is really nice!

Nice! Barley tea is always delicious, warming you when hot, but it’ll also keep you cool in the middle of summer when cold! – and it’s actually available all year round! Natural, with a really fragrant taste! – Yeah! delicious! Awamori Barley Highball! What does it taste like?

– I wonder! Wow! What’s this! ? It’s funny! – It’s kind of surprising! The slight sourness and sweetness of the awamori and barley are like “dancing” in the mouth, there’s no other way to describe it!

– It’s amazing how awamori is used in so many different ways. I was surprised today, that’s great! – I didn’t know either! – Thank you for the wonderful experience and the delicious drinks! – You’re welcome! Thank you!

This combination of awamori, barley, and coffee is innovative and interesting! I want to try it! Awamori has the image of being an alcohol for older people and is said to be forgotten by young people,

But with such fun ways to drink it through new experiences, it will be easier for everyone to get to know it! I would like to experience it too! When you think of Okinawa you think of its famous awamori, and today we introduced it as a year-end accompaniment,

But of course awamori is served at any gathering, not just at the end of the year! I thought that awamori is one part of Okinawan culture that can be enjoyed along with sightseeing! How about you Christal?

That’s right! There are so many different types of awamori, and the method of making awamori varies depending on the place, so I’m sure everyone will find their favorite awamori! I think awamori will again be very popular at the end of this year, so please enjoy it, though in moderation!

Well then, See You Shisa! There are so many ways to enjoy awamori! I personnaly drink awamori in a wine glass! If you do this, you’ll be able to enjoy a slightly different, more adult feeeling, so please give it a try! Now, the “Ryukyu Awamori Brewery Visitors Guide” program that we introduced this time

Is for travellers who want to enjoy Okinawan beloved Awamori while discovering its history, culture, nature, and people! It is provided by the Awamori Brewers Association. In addition to Uruma City, you can experience Okinawa’s awamori in Izena Island, Onna Village, Naha City, and Ishigaki Island so why not experience it even more deeply?

Stay tuned for new ways to enjoy awamori! Next time, we’ll have a year-end special again about drinking! Welcoming a wonderful guest! Perfect for New Year Celebrations, we enjoyed drinking while introducing wonderful places in Naha with a wide range of genres!

Well, drinking around… were they really able to film?? Was it alright? I’m a little worried! Everyone, please look forward to it! Vincent, Christal! Thank you very much again for this time! Today as well, we learned a lot about the charms of Okinawa.

Even I, who is a native of the island, made many new discoveries! So subscribe to the channel! Yutashiku Unige Sabira (Please)! (in Okinawan) Hope you’ll watch again!

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チャプター：
00:00 Intro & 本日の予告
00:35 Opening トーク
02:42 新里酒造
07:09 工場見学：泡盛の作り方
09:07 テイスティング：飲み比べ
14:24 宿&喫茶 アガリメージョー
16:24 麦茶焙煎体験＆泡盛麦ボール
22:32 閉めトーク＆琉球泡盛蔵 Visitors Guide 案内
24:21 次回予告＆Ending

第二十五旅では、ヴァンソンとクリスタルは年末に向けて、沖縄のもっとも有名で、歴史の古いお酒、泡盛に迫る！
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沖縄最古の蔵元、新里酒造さんで泡盛の作り方や飲み比べ、
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