Umetsu Shuzo (梅津酒造)
Umetsu Shuzo is a brewery in Hokuei, Tottori Prefecture, founded in 1865. It makes sake, including Fure, and shochu, including Sakyu Nagaimo Shochu. Its best-known brand is Ume-chan. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
What kind of brewery is Umetsu Shuzo?
The brewery began brewing in 1865 in Ōtani, Hōki. The third generation named its flagship Fure after a cheer, and the fourth created a shochu from local sand-dune nagaimo yam. The fifth generation formed a group with local farmers to grow rice, and started Umaigana, a pure rice sake aiming for no pesticides. From the 2005 brewing year the brewery stopped adding brewing alcohol and makes all its sake from rice and koji only.
- Water
- The brewery describes its work as clear-hearted, like the spring water of Mount Oyama.
- Ingredients
- Since the 2005 brewing year, all sake is made from rice and rice koji only, with no brewing alcohol added.
- Style
- The brewery works in the old handmade way, doing every stage by hand.
Can you visit Umetsu Shuzo?
- Tours
Paid tours, booked in advance by phone or email. Groups of 5 to 6 people at most, and no tours for minors on their own.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Tottori
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: umetsu-sake.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 19 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
