Takagi Shuzo
高木酒造
Takagi Shuzo
Prefecture
Yamagata
Tohoku (東北)
Founded
1615
Water Source
Draws from underground springs in Yamagata's Murayama district, fed by snowmelt from the Zao mountain range.
About
Takagi Shuzo in Murayama produces the mythical Juyondai (Fourteenth Generation), arguably Japan's most coveted and difficult-to-obtain sake. Current president Takagi Akitsuna, the 15th generation, transformed this small family brewery into a cult phenomenon. Juyondai's layered complexity, impeccable balance, and extreme scarcity command astronomical secondary market prices.