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Est. 2001. Importer & Distributor of Fine Wine, Craft Spirits, and Ginjo Sake

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Country of Origin: Japan
Location: Hiroshima Prefecture
People: Mr. Yukinao Imada, President | Ms. Miho Yamada, Master Brewer (Toji)

The brewery was founded in the first year of the Meiji Restoration, 1868, in Akitsu in Hiroshima Prefecture. Akitsu has the oldest sake-brewing history in Hiroshima, stretching back 400 years. Akitsu, which faces the Inland Sea and has a population of about 13,000 people, once had 17 sake breweries, but now there are only three. Hiroshima, however, is still one of the most significant sake-brewing regions in Japan, and is consistently among the top six prefectures nationwide in terms of annual sake production.

Historically, the prefecture has always won many awards for its sake, and on occasion has even swept the top three awards in the country. The sake brewed here at Imada Shuzo, called Fukucho, is very representative of this great Hiroshima style. In general Imada Shuzo sake is soft, clean and smooth, with a solid, lively fragrance. It is also a tad on the drier side. A full 60% of what we make is ginjo-shu; few places can say that. One major factor contributing to the taste and feel of their sake is the water. Water in this region in very, very soft in comparison to most sake-brewing regions in Japan. It melts and absorbs into the palate, taking flavor and fragrance with it, in a very unique way.

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