Umenishiki Yamakawa (梅錦山川株式会社)
Umenishiki Yamakawa is a brewery in Ehime Prefecture, founded in 1872. Umenishiki Yamakawa is a sake brewery in Shikokuchuo, Ehime, founded in 1872 and makes the Umenishiki brand. It also brews Ehime's first craft beer.
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Key facts
| Name | Umenishiki Yamakawa (梅錦山川株式会社) |
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| Location | Ehime Prefecture |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Makes | Sake and Shochu |
| Website | www.umenishiki.com |
What kind of brewery is it?
History
The brewery began in 1872 (Meiji 5) when Yamakawa Yurata moved from pressing oil with a water wheel on the Kinsei River into sake brewing. The name Umenishiki was registered as a trademark in 1916. It brews with groundwater from the Ishizuchi mountains and rice such as Yamadanishiki, treating koji making as the key to quality. It obtained a craft beer license in 1994 and launched Umenishiki Beer in 1995. In 2001 its main house and brewhouse became nationally registered tangible cultural properties.
What makes it distinct
| Water | Groundwater from the Ishizuchi mountain range. |
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| Ingredients | Sake rice such as Yamadanishiki. |
| Master brewer | The brewery names Ase and Yamane among its past toji. |
| Also | Main house and brewhouse are registered tangible cultural properties (2001). |
Visiting
Tours need a phone reservation (0896-58-1211): a 20-minute film, a guided walk through the brewery and tasting. Open 8:00 to 17:00, closed weekends, holidays and year end. From November to mid-March only indoor areas are shown.
- Tours