Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Ibaraki (茨城)
- Rice type
- Domestic rice (国産米)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 60%
- Alcohol content
- 15%
- SMV
- +4
Ippin Tokubetsu Junmai (一品 特別純米) is produced from rice grown in Ibaraki Prefecture, milled down to 60%. The brewery states on the label that it uses its own rice polishing machines for the first 40% of the milling process. The Ippin Tokubetsu Junmai has a rich and mature taste.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Yoshikubo Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 吉久保酒造
- Address
- 3-9-5 Honchō, Mito, Ibaraki 310-0815
- Phone
- 029-224-4111
- Website
Yoshikubo Brewery is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. It was established in 1790 by Yoshikubo Seizaburo (吉久保清三郎), a rice and grain merchant. The brewery expanded fast under the name Awanoya (粟野屋); its first two brands were Mika no Tsuki (甕の月) and Ippin (いっぴん). Yoshikubo Brewery was obliterated in the American air raid on Mito and other northern cities on 1 August 1945. Awanoya resumed operations in 1949 and was incorporated as Yoshikubo Brewing Co., Ltd. in 1952. It is currently managed by Yoshikubo Hiroyuki (吉久保博之) in the 12th generation.