Kubiki Shuzo (頚城酒造株式会社)
Kubiki Shuzo is a sake brewery in Kakizaki, Joetsu city, Niigata. It brews sake from local water and rice using the Kubiki toji technique, and its brands include Koshiji no Kobai, Hachikei Kubiki and Kubiki.
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 4 golds
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
Brewing here is traced to 1697, when the fifth Yagi head brewed about ten koku of sake. In the modern era the brewery operated as Yagi Shuzo and brewed Fuyu no Hana in 1900. In 1936 it merged with Komatsu Shuzo through a family tie and became Kubiki Shuzo. A new brewhouse was added in 1972, Koshiji no Kobai began in 1983, and a bottling plant opened in 1995.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- The sake is made with water from Kakizaki.
- Ingredients
- The sake is made with rice from Kakizaki.
- Master brewer
- The sake is brewed with the Kubiki toji technique passed down in Kakizaki.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: kubiki-shuzo.co.jp
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 6 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 4.
- Gold prize越路乃紅梅PDF
- Prize (nyusho)越路乃紅梅PDF
- Gold prize越路乃紅梅PDF
- Prize (nyusho)越路乃紅梅PDF
- Gold prize越路乃紅梅PDF
- Gold prize越路乃紅梅PDF
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association). Brewing year 2019 had no final judging, so no gold prizes.