Kikuno-ji Sake Brewery aims to brew sake with a crisp, clear flavor by taking advantage of the severe cold of Morioka, the coldest city in Honshu, and its soft spring water.
The Nakatsu River, which runs directly behind the Kiku-no-Masa Brewery, is a calm, clear stream with a shimmering riverbed throughout the year. At our brewery, water from the subsoil of the Nakatsu River is pumped from a well and used as brewing water. The water, polished by the earth of Iwate, contains moderate mineral content and is soft. The brewery uses locally grown rice for more than 90% of the rice used for sake brewing, with "Yunokou," "Ginotome," and "Ginginga" as the main rice varieties suitable for sake brewing.