Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Hiroshima (広島)
- Rice type
- Yamada Nishiki (山田錦)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- Kōjikome 50%, kakemai 60%
- Alcohol content
- 16%
- SMV
- +2
- Acidity
- 1.3
The Fukucho Junmai Ginjō Yamada Nishiki (富久長 純米吟醸 山田錦) is the signature sake of Imada Brewery. It is characterised by a gorgeous aroma and fruity taste. The finish is sharp and crisp, making it a favourite with sake beginners. It is also recommended to pair with fresh seafood.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Imada Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
- Japanese name
- 株式会社 今田酒造本店
- Address
- 3734 Akitsucho Mitsu, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-2402
- Phone
- 0846-45-0003
- Website
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FUKUCHO – Sake of Akitsu, Hiroshima
Official website of Imada Sake Brewing Company, makers of the Fukucho brand since 1868. Situated in Akitsu, Hiroshima, a small port town facing the tranquil waters of the Seto Inland Sea, we are a small and traditional brewery with just seven members of staff. Despite being an old brewery, each...fukucho.jp
Imada Brewery is located in Akitsu, Higashi-Hiroshima, facing the Seto Inland Sea and was founded in 1868. Hiroshima is one of Japan's top regions of sake production, the prefecture ranks among the top six in terms of annual sake production. The region is famous for its soft water and its smooth sake with a solid, lively fragrance. The brewery is run in the fifth generation by Imada Miho (今田美穂), one of the few female tōji (brewmaster) in Japan. She learned the trade from her father, Imada Yukinao but also enrolled in the National Research Institute of Brewing and later graduated from Meiji University's law faculty. After working for the cultural activities section in a Tokyo department store, she returned to Hiroshima and took over the brewery. Hiroshima is renowned for its ginjō-style sake varieties with their beautiful fragrances and refined flavour. Imada Miho has continued and perfected the art of ginjō: in 2017 her Fukucho ginjō won the platinum award for Junmai sake at Kura Master 2017, an annual contest selecting the best sakes from over 550 sake brands across Japan. Imada also experimented with heirloom rice varieties that had been out of use for centuries, created her own hybrid yeast starter, and experimented with white kōji.
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More info on Imada Brewery:
Imada Shuzo's Ginjo Sake — OISHI SO JAPAN
In the birthplace of of the refined ginjo style of sake, Miho Imada is carrying on a tradition of brewing beautifully fragrant and richly-flavored ginjo sake that are to be enjoyed as one of life’s daily pleasures.
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Miho Imada Is Quietly Brewing Some of the Best Sake in the World
Out of 1000 or so sake breweries operating today, only 20 are run by women tōji. But Miho Imada isn’t counting.
