Sake
Stories
Brewery Stories
The people, the water, the centuries behind the bottle. Origin stories of Japan’s celebrated sake breweries — researched and told in English.
Tochigiest. 1806
せんきん (Senkin)
Flagship: 仙禽 (Senkin)
Chibaest. 1883
寒菊銘醸 (Kankiku Meijo)
Flagship: 総乃寒菊 / OCEAN99
Fukushimaest. 1955
宮泉銘醸 (Miyaizumi Meijo)
Flagship: Shaaraku (冩楽)
Sagaest. 1870
光栄菊酒造 (Koeigiku Shuzo)
Flagship: 光栄菊
Yamagataest. 1615
高木酒造 (Takagi Shuzo)
Flagship: 十四代 (Juyondai) / 朝日鷹 (Asahitaka)
Fukuiest. 1804
黒龍酒造 (Kokuryu Shuzo)
Flagship: 黒龍 / 九頭龍
Tochigiest. 1872
小林酒造 (Kobayashi Shuzo)
Flagship: Houou Biden (鳳凰美田)
Mieest. 1869
清水清三郎商店 (Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten)
Flagship: 作 (Zaku) / 鈴鹿川
Aomoriest. 1878
西田酒造店 (Nishida Shuzoten)
Flagship: Denshu (田酒)
Iwateest. 1896
赤武酒造 (Akabu Shuzo)
Flagship: 赤武 / 浜娘
Saitamaest. 1860
南陽醸造 (Nanyo Jozo)
Flagship: 花陽浴
Sagaest. 1923
富久千代酒造 (Fukuchiyo Shuzo)
Flagship: Nabeshima (鍋島)
Wakayamaest. 1928
平和酒造 (Heiwa Shuzo)
Flagship: 紀土
Naraest. 1719
油長酒造 (Yucho Shuzo)
Flagship: 風の森 (Kaze no Mori) / 鷹長
Fukushimaest. 1830
廣木酒造本店 (Hiroki Shuzo Honten)
Flagship: 飛露喜 / 泉川
Aichiest. 1647
萬乗醸造 (Banjo Jozo)
Flagship: 醸し人九平次