Takahashi Junmai Horinoi

Takahashi's Junmai Horinoi (高橋 純米酒 堀の井) is made of locally grown Toyonishiki rice milled to 60%. The brewery's best-seller with a clean mouthfeel can be enjoyed at all temperatures.

Takahashi Brewery is located in Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, south of Morioka. Shiwa is famous as the birthplace of the Nanbu Tōji, a school of brewmasters who have been active all over Japan since the olden days to produce high-quality sake. The brewery was founded in 1922 on the premises of a former malt shop. The water used in the brewing process came from a well in Hori; hence the sake label was called Horinoi (堀の井). The brewery grows sake rice in its three-hectare rice fields. All agricultural work, such as rice planting and harvesting, is carried out at the brewery.