Koizumi Shuzo (小泉酒造合資会社)

What kind of brewery is Koizumi Shuzo?

In 1793 Koizumi Heizo, who had been granted the right to bear a surname and sword, founded the brewery at the foot of Mount Kano. In the early Meiji era Genzo took over the family and expanded the business, and the earthen-walled brewery building from that time still stands. In the early Showa era the owner Issuke built a refrigerator inside the brewery for strict temperature control and devoted himself to ginjo brewing. Today the owner serves as toji, brewing with rice grown by the brewery and brewing water from the Kano mountains. The Sommelier House opened in 1996.

Water

Brewing water comes from the Kano mountain water system, drawn from a dedicated well.

Ingredients

The brewery grows the sake rice Fusanomai in its own fields.

Master brewer

The company president himself works as toji, a member of the Nanbu Toji Guild.

Style

All ginjo and higher grades are bottle-pasteurized.

Can you visit Koizumi Shuzo?

• ToursOffered
• Shop

  At Sommelier House Sakasho no Yakata you can taste around 20 kinds of sake and buy them, and view the brewery through a window.

• Tasting & food

  It is open 9:00 to 17:00 (the Sommelier-an cafe 10:00 to 16:00) and closed on January 1.

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

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