Dewazakura Tokubetsu Junmai Tezukuri

Dewazakura Tokubetsu Junmai Tezukuri (出羽桜 特別純米 手造り) is made of 55% milled rice grown in Yamagata Prefecture. It has a deep, refreshing aroma and a strong flavour, with a light and crisp character. it is recommended to drink it chilled.

Dewazakura Sake Brewery was founded in 1892 by Nakano Seijiro, who belonged to the head family that owned Kuma Masamune Brewery. During the Showa period, there were three Nakano family breweries. Dewazakura Brewery is situated in Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, a small town with a population of 60,000 residents located 300 kilometres north of Tōkyō. Tendō is surrounded by high mountains and situated in the Yamagata Basin, experiencing hot summers that can often exceed 35°C and considerable snowfall during winter, often exceeding one meter in depth. These natural features, including the climate, have made the region a significant production centre of rice, fruits, and other products, using which Dewazakura Brewery has been making sake by hand, utilizing small tanks that allow for precision temperature control, enabling them to brew high-quality sake in small quantities.

Dewazakura began to market ginjō, named Oka Ginjō, in 1980, the first attempt of its kind for sake breweries. Ginjō was mainly made for completion back then, and the word "ginjō" was rarely known, with only those involved in sake brewing being familiar with the term. Dewazakura decided to sell ginjō reasonably, and Oka Ginjō was well received, triggering the so-called "Ginjō boom."

In 2008, Oka Ginjō topped the Ginjō category list for twelve consecutive years in the Jizake Ninki Meigara Ranking, an authoritative guidebook on the most popular local sake published by Fullnet Corp. In 2011, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Britain's oldest wine merchant and a supplier of wine to the British Royal Family, started to handle Oka Ginjō as the first Japanese sake in its lineup, making ginjō available to customers worldwide. The rich scent of Oka Ginjō even attracted the attention of the cosmetics industry. Oka Ginjō played a role in developing the smell of a new product of SK-II, a cosmetic brand belonging to P&G Max Factor.