Kikusui Shuzo (喜久水酒造株式会社)
Kikusui Shuzo is a brewery in Iida, Nagano, making sake along with shochu and cider.
- Makes
- Sake and Shochu
- Japan Sake Awards
- 1 gold
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
In July 1944, 37 sake brewers in the Iida area merged to form Shimoina Shuzo, which was renamed Kikusui Shuzo Co. in 1951. The brewery has continued in Iida since then, and the Kikusui name was carried over from a brand that local brewers had used since the Meiji era.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- The brewery uses groundwater from the Central Alps.
- Ingredients
- The brewery chooses sake rice grown in Nagano Prefecture.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
The Suichokan, the brewery's direct store and showroom at its head office in Iida, offers brewery tours and experiences of the Iida and Shimoina area.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: kikusuisake.co.jp
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 4 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 1.
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association).