Sawanotsuru Junmai Genshu

Sawanotsuru Junmai Genshu (沢の鶴 純米原酒) is a rich, mellow, dry sake with a mild yet rich flavour and a crisp aftertaste. It is matured and undiluted. Enjoy it cold, on the rocks or at room temperature. Nadamiyamizu - natural water from the Rokko mountain range in Kobe, named one of Japan's 100 best water sources - is used for this sake.

Sawanotsuru Brewery is located in the Nada Ward of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, one of Japan's three major sake production areas. It was founded in 1717 by the first generation of rice merchants, who started brewing sake as a side business. Since then, the ability to judge rice has been passed down from generation to generation.

The brewery's name originates in Japanese mythology: when Amaterasu, the Sun goddess, was enshrined at Ise, a bird was heard singing in the stream at Izawa. When Yamatohime-no-Mikoto (倭姫命) inquired about the source of the singing, she found a pure white crane crying while holding an ear of rice. Isawatomi no Mikoto (伊佐波登美神) was deeply moved by the fact that even a bird could make a rice field and offer food to the kami and ordered Isawatomi no Mikami to brew sake from the ears of rice and offer it to the gods. The crane was henceforth called Otoshi no Kami (大歳神, God of the five grains). The story is based on the origin of the Iza-no-Miya shrine (a separate shrine granted the same status as the Ise Naiku).

In 2017, Sawanotsuru celebrated its 300th anniversary.