Kikusui Junmaishu

Kikusui Junmaishu (菊水の純米酒) is made of domestic rice grown in Niigata milled to 70%. This perfectly balanced junmai has notes of steamed rice notes and umami and complements well with any food. Kikusui Junmai can be enjoyed at room temperature or even chilled; however, warming it slightly will bring out its rich, mellow taste.

Kikusui Sake Brewery is located in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture. The brewery was founded in 1881 when Kikusui Setsugorō (菊水節五郎) took over the right to make sake from his uncle, Takasawa Masamichi (髙澤正路), at the tender age of 16 and decided to make a living as a brewmaster. He registered the trademark 'Kikusui' in 1910. The fourth-generation brewers under Takasawa Eisuke (髙澤英介) established Kikusui Sake Co., Ltd. in 1956. In 1972, the brewery launched the first canned sake named "Funaguchi Kikusui Ichiban Shibori" (ふなぐち菊水一番しぼり) in Japan. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the company established the 'Kikusui Sake Culture Research Institute' (菊水日本酒文化研究所) to "research and develop the culture and ways of enjoying sake". In 2021, Kikusui celebrated its 140th anniversary.