- Brewery
- Hakkaisan Co. Ltd.
- Japanese name
- 八海醸造株式会社
- Sake type
- Honjōzō
- Prefecture
- Niigata (新潟)
- Rice type
- Gohyakumangoku (五百万石)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 55%
- Alcohol content
- 15.5%
- SMV
- +4.0
- Acidity
- 1.0
- Amino acid level
- 1.2
Hakkaisan’s Tokubetsu Honjōzō (八海山 特別本醸造) is a classic sake with a very refreshing character. Smooth and mellow, it can be enjoyed warm or chilled. When gently heated, its delicate aroma comes to life.
The brewery
Hakkaisan Brewery is located in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata, one of the premier and most famous sake brewing regions in all of Japan, and was founded in 1922. The brewery derives its name from Mount Hakkai (八海山), a sacred mountain that is part of the Echigo Sanzan (越後三山) mountain range, the spring of the clear waters of the Haikkaisan river system. Hakkaisan represents local sake tradition in Niigata and produces sake, shochu, plum brandy, beer (Rydeen Beer), whisky and mirin (cooking sake). In 2013, Timothy Sullivan, the founder of Urban Sake, was appointed brand ambassador of Hakkaisan.
- Address
- Nagamori 1051, Minami Uonuma City, Niigata
- Phone
- 025–775-3121
- Website
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