Kitanishi Bunraku Junmai Daiginjō

Kitanishi Bunraku Junmai Daiginjō (文楽 純米大吟醸) is made of Yamadanishiki rice milled to 40%. Slowly brewed at a low temperature, its delicate taste can be fully enjoyed with its soft sweetness and elegant aroma. The finish boasts a dignified sharpness, and the well-rounded, superb taste is a Bunraku gem that shows off the skills of the master brewer.

Award tasting note at the International Wine Challenge (Bronze Medal): "Aromas of spice and cedar. A savoury palate with miso and spicy notes."

Kitanishi Brewery is located in Ageo, Saitama, and has been a family business for many generations. In 1894, Kitanishi Kamekichi (北西亀吉) founded the brewery and moved it to the current location in Kamicho, Ageo, in 1904. Ageo, then known as Ageojuku (上尾宿), was a post town along the Nakasendō route and known for its outstanding groundwater sourced from the mountains of Chichibu. Kamekichi was a great admirer of bunraku, traditional Japanese puppetry, and chose it as the brand name for his sake.

Bunraku's sake is characterised by its light, refreshing taste, carefully brewed using high-quality, medium-hard water from Chichibu and carefully selected sake rice. In 1998, Bunraku developed a sparkling sake and started producing liqueurs in 2006, with an eye on changes in the market.

The traditions and craftsmanship of Bunraku Sake Brewery have been passed down through the generations to daiginjō, junmai-shu and many other unique products. Nigori namazake is only available during the brewing season, koshu deepens in flavour as it ages, and "sparkling" has a delicate, light and pleasant taste. Bunraku is a traditional Japanese sake brewery. In recent years, Bunraku has also focused on the traditional kimoto brewing method. The traditional manual process of creating yeast and incorporating natural lactic acid bacteria gives the sake a robust flavour.

Bunraku sake is exported to more than twenty countries.

Kitanishi Brewery runs a restaurant named Azumagura (あずまぐら) and a sake shop, Juichiya Saketen (十一屋酒店), both adjacent to the brewery.