Miwa Shuzo

三輪酒造 Miwa Shuzo
Miwa Shuzo sake brewery — watercolor illustration
都道府県 Gifu Chubu (中部)
設立年 1837
水源 Sources water from deep wells in Sakurai, Nara's Miwa district — the legendary birthplace of sake — tapping aquifers near the sacred Oomiwa Shrine.

概要

Miwa Shuzo in Ogaki, Gifu produces the distinctive Shirakawa-Go brand, famous for their nigorizake (cloudy sake) that is among Japan's most popular. Their Sasanigori (Light Cloudy) and Junmai Nigori are rich, creamy, and approachable. While their nigori range gets the most attention, the brewery also crafts refined Junmai and Ginjo expressions from pure Ibuki mountain water.