Ishigaki-based Seifuku Distillery to launch 77% alcohol awamori for use as a substitute for alcohol disinfectants for coronavirus
Model bottles for “Seifuku 77,” manufacturing of which is to start next week
April 11, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Ishigaki) On April 10, Seifuku Distillery (based in Ishigaki, Okinawa; president: Kenryu Kanna) held a press conference at Ishigaki City Hall and announced that it will start manufacturing awamori called “Seifuku 77” having a 77% alcohol content.
The awamori will be sold as a beverage, but contains a similar alcohol content to alcohol disinfectants, which have been hard to come by as a result of the spread of COVID-19 infection. The company plans to start manufacturing the awamori on April 14.
Since the awamori meets certain criteria under the Fire Service Act, only the amount for which orders are placed will be manufactured, and the product will be sold at the company’s Miyara office in Ishigaki. The company does not plan to sell the product in stores. Since it cannot be transported by aircraft, it is expected to be supplied only within the Yaeyama islands. It will be manufactured for a limited time until the COVID-19 situation ends.
President Kanna said, “We are not manufacturing it for disinfectant use, but we tried to think of what we could do as a manufacturer on the island.” Ishigaki’s Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama, who it is said requested that the company manufacture this product, shared his hopes for the product, saying, “In an emergency, I think availability of an awamori that can serve as a substitute for alcohol disinfectants will help people have peace of mind.”
The awamori will be sold in 600-milileter bottles priced at 2,500 yen (including tax). The company plans to start taking orders next week. For more information, contact Seifuku Distillery at 0980-84-4118.
(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)
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