Ofuku Shuzo (お福酒造株式会社)
Ofuku Shuzo is a brewery in Niigata Prefecture, founded in 1897. Ofuku Shuzo is a sake brewery in Nagaoka, Niigata, founded in 1897, presenting itself as the birthplace of the sokujo-moto starter and brewing Ofuku Masamune.
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Key facts
| Name | Ofuku Shuzo (お福酒造株式会社) |
|---|---|
| Location | Niigata Prefecture |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Makes | Sake and Shochu |
| Website | ofuku-shuzo.co.jp |
What kind of brewery is it?
History
Goro Kishi founded the brewery in 1897 as Kishi Goro Shoten. The brewery says that Goro Seki, a brewing technician who married into the family, established the sokujo-moto method of making the yeast starter with lactic acid, and it still uses it throughout. It keeps filtering and charcoal light and aims for a refined, not cloying sweetness. Since 1996 it has contracted farmers in Yamakoshi for a junmai ginjo, a project that also supports recovery after the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake.
What makes it distinct
| Style | Uses sokujo-moto for all brews |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Terraced paddy rice from about 15 contract farm families in Yamakoshi |
| Water | Spring water from the foothills of Nagaoka Higashiyama |
Visiting
Tours are by reservation, two sessions (10:00 to 10:45, 13:30 to 14:15), 1,000 yen with three tastings, up to 5 people. Closed weekends, holidays, Obon and New Year; no tours from November to February. A direct sales shop, Fuku no Kura, is on site.
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