Takasago Shuzo (Hokkaido)
高砂酒造
Takasago Shuzo (Hokkaido)
Prefecture
Hokkaido
Hokkaido (北海道)
Founded
1899
Water Source
Sources water from deep wells in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, tapping aquifers recharged by snowmelt from the Daisetsuzan mountains.
About
Takasago Shuzo in Asahikawa is famous for its Kokushi Musou (Unrivaled in the Nation) brand. The brewery pioneered ice-dome brewing, fermenting sake inside igloos made from compacted snow at -10C. This extreme cold fermentation produces remarkably clean, crisp sakes with delicate aromatics. Hokkaido's Ginpu rice and Daisetsuzan water complete the northern terroir.