Niizawa brewery was founded in 1873 and is run by their 5th generation descendent, Iwao Niizawa, well-known as the youngest winner to win the Junmai Sake Tasting Championship with a perfect score at the age of 20. 90% of his handcrafted sake is Junmai with a philosophy to make “harmoniously balanced sake with pleasing fragrances and moderate sweetness and alcohol to enhance the umami of dishes.”
Hakurakusei. Junmai Daiginjo Tojo Akitsu Yamadanishiki. Brewed using Grade A Yamadanishiki from Tojo area in Hyogo, […]
Hakurakusei. Junmai Daiginjo Hikari. This Junmai Daiginjo is brewed using the local Kuranohana rice that is polished to 15%! The pleasant banana-like aroma, […]
Hakurakusei. Junmai Daingjo Zankyo Super 7. Flagship of Hakurakusei. “Super 7,” is a cut above the rest, using rice polished down to an astounding 7%. More than 350 hours are needed to polish the rice, […]
Hakurakusei. Kizashi Junmai Daiginjo. Launched in 2015 in collaboration with contemporary artists. When rice is highly polished, it becomes extremely difficult to cultivate koji, making it harder to extract the umami derived from koji. KIZASHI was successful in extracting 1.5 times the umami than Zankyo Super 7, […]
Hakurakusei. Niizawa Junmai Daiginjo. Launched in 2015 in collaboration with contemporary artists. When rice is highly polished, it becomes extremely difficult to cultivate koji, making it harder to extract the umami derived from koji. Niizawa was successful in extracting two times, […]
