Kikusui “Junmai” toes the line of richness without becoming too heavy. The perfect sake to serve warm, it will nuzzle up to your soul and have you feeling a fuzziness in your fingers, like late nights sitting by the fire. Comfortable, plump, downright delicious. Kikusui “Junmai” has won multiple awards for its memorable flavor. Don’t miss out on this little taste of heaven.
Kikusui is brewed in Niigata Prefecture in the Hokuriku region.
Kikusui Brewing Company
Niigata Prefecture
With 130 years of history on their shoulders, the Kikusui Brewing Company of Niigata prefecture built themselves up from the bottom. The name “Kikusui” is a reference to a Noh theatre play, wherein the dew (Sui) from the petals of chrysanthemums (Kiku) grant eternal life. In 2004 they established the Kikusui Sake Research Institute in an effort to both raise the bar on the quality of their offerings and wrestle with concepts such as enjoyment of sake, and sake culture. They are proud to produce “Funaguchi”—Japan’s first commercially available Nama (unpasteurized) sake.