Sasaki Shuzo (佐々木酒造株式会社)
Sasaki Shuzo is a brewery in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, making sake in the Nishijin area near the former site of Jurakudai. Its brands include Jurakudai and Koto. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
- Bottles listed
- 1
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 5 golds
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
What makes it distinct
- Water
- Brewing water is the Kinmeisui and Ginmeisui waters linked to Sen no Rikyu.
- Style
- Sake is made by the handmade method handed down in Rakuchu, Kyoto.
- Master brewer
- The toji is named on the brewery's pages as the producer of its special sake.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
Brewery tours are by reservation and include a look at brewing, tasting and a souvenir. The retail counter takes walk-in visitors for shopping and a paid tasting (500 yen), open 10:00 to 17:00.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: jurakudai.com
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 30 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 8 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 5.
- Gold prize聚樂第PDF
- Gold prize聚樂第PDF
- Prize (nyusho)聚樂第PDF
- Gold prize聚樂第PDF
- Gold prize聚樂第PDF
- Prize (nyusho)聚樂第PDF
- Gold prize聚樂第PDF
- Prize (nyusho)聚樂第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.