45th | Sekiichi Sake Brewery (Iwate)

Sekinoichi Sake Brewery was founded in 1918 (Taisho 7). During the Edo period, the brewery was known as the patron of Tanikaze, the first Yokozuna.

Sake from Sekiichi Sake Brewery is brewed using underground water gushing from the Ou Mountains and carefully selected sake rice using the skills of Nanbu Brewery, a master brewer with a reputation for making Ginjo sake. It is made with four types of sake rice: Yamada Nishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Toyo Nishiki, and Gin Ginga, and is made with refreshing water and yeast that produces a high Ginjo aroma, giving it a deep flavor. We strive every day to create the best sake that will please people around the world, including not only standard sake, but also challenging ourselves with long-aged old sake.

We are renovating a stone warehouse that collapsed in the earthquake and are building a new factory to create a new place for sake brewing, with completion scheduled for 2017. This activity is not just about young people brewing sake, but also as a new way to improve our connection with the community and customers, and with the hope that ``the best in the world is to smile together with our customers.'' Please look forward to the new world's best sake brewing.