With a 300-year history starting from the Genroku period, Amabuki Shuzo uses sake-brewing rice wholeheartedly produced in the fertile Saga Plain and mild river-bed water from the Sefuri Mountains.
Since 2010, three rice fields“Saito”,“Tsuneda”, and“Furuke” have been strictly designated in Akitsu, Tojo Town, and the sake rice harvested from these sections is exclusively used in the“shikomi”(the mashing process) of 3 types of sake.
The brewery has on its own revived sake-rice, such as that of Okayama, and with special attention to pesticide-free sake-rice, taken advantage of the ideal sake brewing conditions Okayama has, such as the branches of traditional Bicchu Moriuji and clear and bountiful preparation water.
They use"Yamada Nishiki" from Hyogo Prefecture, the king of rice for sake, and"Miyama Nishiki" which has been the common breed until recently in breweries in Hokkaido, for the flagship labels such as Daiginjo and representative sake for exhibitions.
Every year, just before the Obon holiday season, I meet up with the farmers that produce our sake rice varietals Miyama Nishiki and Dewasansan, and survey their fields and exchange information. One thing they often tell me is that the agricultural industry is very different to how it once was: the price of rice has fallen to the extent that it has become very difficult to make a living.
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