Kiuchi Brewery, Kurashizuku Nigori Sake 180ml

Kura means sake-brewery, and Shizuku is the first run of sake. Kurashizuku's flavor, color and fragrance are enriched by the careful first steaming and pressing of its rice. This is an Usu-nigori, or sake that is slightly less filtered, giving it a little more body and sweetness along with rich flavor.

Kiuchi Sake brewery was established in 1823 by Gihei Kiuchi who was the village headman of Kounosu village, Naka County. At that time, Japan was ruled by powerful feudal lords called “daimyō” and their clans. One of these clans - the Mito Tokugawa family, established the “Koudoukan”, a private school.

Many patriots assembled at the “Koudoukan” from all over Japan and studied the ideology of the Mito Tokugawa family. A person who became the center of the “Koudoukan” was Toko Fujita.

Toko Fujita invited many of the patriots visiting the “Koudoukan” to Kiuchi brewery and drink Sake together. As a respect to the Tenno, Toko Fujita called the Sake “Kikusakari”. “Kiku” (chrysanthemum) is a symbol of the Tenno and “Sakari” means to flourish.

The new Kiuchi generations brewed “Kikusakari” with the same quality ingredients and respected craftsmanship. When Mikio Kiuchi inherited the brewery legacy in the 1950s, the Sake industry was growing rapidly along with the growing economy, which filled the market with low quality, cheap, mass produced Sake. However, Mikio Kiuchi stuck to the century old high end Sake philosophy that had been the hallmark of Kiuchi Brewery since 1823.