Nanbu Bijin

南部美人 Nanbu Bijin
Nanbu Bijin sake brewery — watercolor illustration
都道府県 Iwate Tohoku (東北)
設立年 1902
杜氏流派 Nanbu Toji
水源 Sources water from deep wells in Ninohe, Iwate, fed by snowmelt from the Kitakami mountain range in northern Tohoku.

概要

Nanbu Bijin (Southern Beauty) in Ninohe is one of Iwate's most internationally recognized breweries. President Kuji Kosuke has been a tireless ambassador for sake overseas, and the brewery's elegant, refined style has won awards across the globe including at IWC. Their Junmai Daiginjo and Shinpaku are benchmark Nanbu Toji expressions.