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大分のお酒（県内全域）
DRINKING CULTURE IN OITA / All-Oita
大分のお酒 （県内全域）
大分県には、実は多彩なお酒の文化が広がっています。現在、県内には清酒・焼酎の蔵元が約35軒あり、焼酎のイメージが強い一方で、かつては清酒造りが盛んでした。その始まりは戦国時代にまでさかのぼるとされます。その後、昭和に麦こうじと麦だけを原料とした「大分麦焼酎」が誕生。九州のなかでも大麦を主体とした焼酎が親しまれており、香ばしい風味とキレのある後味が特長です。ロックやお湯割りなどさまざまな飲み方ができ、焼酎初心者にも飲みやすいのが魅力。
また、宇佐市安心院（あじむ）町は、国産ワインの産地です。標高差や昼夜の寒暖差を活かしたぶどう栽培が行われており、国内外のコンクールでも高く評価をされています。近年では、クラフトビール文化も広まりつつあり、県内各地にマイクロブルワリーが誕生しています。
大分の飲食店はジャンルも幅広く、昼から気軽に立ち寄れるバーや立ち飲み屋、地酒や地焼酎にこだわる専門店などさまざま。旅の締めくくりに、その土地の風土を映した一杯を楽しみたい —— そんな気持ちは、世界共通の旅情かもしれません。
DRINKING CULTURE IN OITA / All-Oita
Oita Prefecture has a very diverse drinking culture. Currently, there are approximately 35 Sake and Shochu breweries in the prefecture. While the prefecture now has a strong association with Shochu, in the past Oita used to be very active in Sake production. It is believed that the origins of Sake brewing in Oita trace back to the Warring States period. Later, in the Showa period (1926-1989), Oita barley Shochu was born using only barley koji and barley as its ingredients. Barley-based Shochu is well-known throughout Kyushu, and is characterised by its savoury flavour and crisp aftertaste. It can be drunk in a variety of ways, including on the rocks or with hot water, making it a good starting point for people drinking shochu for the first time.
Wine is also popular in Oita, with Ajimu-Cho in Usa City being recognised as a local wine-producing region. Grapes in this region are grown by utilising the variations in altitude and fluctuations in temperature between day and night, with the wine they produce receiving high acclaim in competitions both locally and internationally.
In recent years, the craft beer scene has also gained recognition, with microbreweries emerging throughout the prefecture.
Oita offers a wide choice of places to drink alcohol, from pubs and Tachinomi (standing-only) bars which you can casually drop in to during lunchtime, to restaurants specialising in highlighting locally brewed Sake and Shochu. The desire to enjoy a drink that reflects the land of the place you’re visiting is a common sentiment among travellers all around the world.
