IWAO NIIZAWA, BREWERY'S FIFTH-GENERATION PRESIDENT, PASSED ON THE TORCH AS A BREWMASTER TO JAPAN'S YOUNGEST FEMALE BREWMASTER NANAMI WATANABE. NIIZAWA PRODUCES "ABSOLUTE 0," THE WORLD'S MOST POLISHED SAKE.

owned by one of the most iconic figures of the sake industry, saura san, this brewery is known for its unique “kyokai no.12” yeast and providing sacred sake to the shiogama shrine. our acclaimed junmai daiginjo label orange is a blend based on urakasumi’s zen and three other sakes from this almost 300-year-old brewery.

established in 1688, katsuyama is a brewery with a tradition spanning well over 3 centuries, created to brew top-class sake for the feudal lords of sendai. the isawa family carries on the reputation and tradition of its ancestors.

it is a great honor to work with shintarô konishi, 15th-generation and president of konishi. developing our junmai 12, a sake with 25% less alcohol and calories than classic sakes, without compromising on taste, was a technical challenge masterfully solved thanks to the great collaboration with konishi’s toji master and his team.