Ayakiku Shuzo (綾菊酒造株式会社)

What kind of brewery is Ayakiku Shuzo?

Ayakiku was founded in 1790 and has since brewed with local rice and water. The brewery building is registered as a tangible cultural property of Kagawa Prefecture and keeps its old appearance. Oseto rice was widely grown in the Yamada area until around 2004, but cultivation stopped as demand fell. From fiscal 2017 the brewery worked with a local farming company to revive Oseto cultivation, and from 2018 it has used paddy sensors and outdoor monitoring to record growing data. The honorary toji spent ten years studying how to brew with Oseto rice.

Water

Brewing water is groundwater flowing from the Asan mountain range. It is soft water with a hardness of 50 to 60 mg/L.

Ingredients

Since its founding the brewery has based its sake on rice grown in Kagawa Prefecture.

Yeast

Some sake is brewed with the Sanuki Olive yeast, found in olive fruit grown in Kagawa Prefecture.

Other

Brewing with Oseto rice was built up over ten years of study by the honorary toji.

Can you visit Ayakiku Shuzo?

• Tours

  Brewery tours are by advance reservation only, offered throughout the year. Visiting hours are 10:00 to 16:00, the tour takes about 60 minutes, and admission is free. The brewery is closed during the New Year holidays and Obon, and weekends and public holidays should be checked in advance. The tour includes a talk on the history and brewing with a video, and visitors can shop at the brewery shop.

• ShopOffered

Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website

Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: ayakiku.com