Yasaka Shuzo (株式会社弥栄酒造)
Yasaka Shuzo (formerly Watanabe Shuzo) is a small brewery in Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, that makes only one sake, the handcrafted junmai daiginjo Yasaka no Sake Kotobuki.
Aichi PrefectureFounded 1865
- Makes
- Sake
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery began as Watanabe Shuzo in 1865 on the plain near the Kiso River in Aisai, Aichi, and has been run by the family for about 160 years. It has since changed its name to Yasaka Shuzo and focuses solely on Yasaka no Sake Kotobuki. The seventh-generation toji brews with Kiso River subsoil water drawn from a depth of 150 m, and output is kept to about 10,000 bottles a year with no plan to increase it.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- Uses Kiso River subsoil water drawn from 150 m deep.
- Ingredients
- Made with 100% Yamadanishiki rice polished to 40%.
- Master brewer
- The seventh-generation toji brews the sake.
- Style
- A delicate junmai daiginjo at 15% alcohol.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: sake-kotobuki.com