Niizawa Brewery
新澤醸造店
Niizawa Brewery
Prefecture
Miyagi
Tohoku (東北)
Founded
1873
Water Source
Sources water from deep wells in the Osaki region of Miyagi prefecture, fed by snowmelt from the Zao and Ou mountain ranges.
About
Niizawa Brewery in Osaki, Miyagi pushes the boundaries of rice polishing with their Reikyo and Zankyo brands, polishing rice to an astonishing 1-7%. The brewery's young toji combines extreme polishing precision with gentle brewing to create ethereally delicate, transparent sakes. Their limited editions are among the most expensive sakes in the world.