Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office Kantoshinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau Support Kanto Bureau of Economy,Trade and Industry 【Introduction】 We at the Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office hope to use sake as a way to introduce the region’s food culture surrounding rice, to help share the Hokuriku region’s agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and local foods with the rest of the world. By introducing sake from Hokuriku and foods that pair well with sake, we hope to raise the interest of people overseas in the superb agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and local foods of the region. This brochure is available on our website 【Website】 ＱＲ https://www.maff.go.jp/hokuriku/food/export/kome_culture.html#niigatachuetsu コード Sake Dishes and snacks that pair well with sake that are recommended by each brewery Cups well suited to serving sake that are recommended by each brewery Fermented products from each brewery Distinctive features of each brewery ＣＯＮＴＥＮＴＳ １．Map of Breweries, and Recommended, Foods and Cups １ ２．Local Sake Breweries ３ ３．Dishes and Snacks That Pair Well with Sake １８ ４．Cups Well Suited to Serve Sake ２０ ５．Shopping Information ２３ Breweries Map 1 Masukagami Co., Ltd. ２ Fukugao Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. Hasegawa ６ Shuzo Co., Ltd. ３ IKEURASHUZO Sake Brewery Ofuku Shuzou ５ Co., Ltd. ４ Tochikura Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. Takanoi Shuzo ９ Co., Ltd. Asahi Shuzo Sake ７ Niigata Meijo Brewing Co., Ltd. 10 Co., Ltd. Midorikawa 13 Hara Shuzo Co., Ltd. ８ Shuzo Co., Ltd. Hakkaisan 11 Brewery Co., Ltd. Shirataki Sake 12 Brewery Co., Ltd. 15 Tsunan Jouzou Co., Ltd. 14 Uonuma Shuzo Co., Ltd. Note: The sakes listed are made by local breweries who cooperated in making this website — there are also other sake breweries in Niigata Prefecture that aren’t listed here. －１－ Map of Foods & Cups Recommended by Breweries Seigado （Tinware for Sake） Waganse （Jubun-Hai） Cru Eguchi Dango Honten （Ganache chocolate） （Nagaoka Sekihan） Craft-u （Glass Sake Cup） Yukiguni Kikaku （Kagura Nanban miso） Kadoya Ojiya-shi synthesis （Hegisoba noodles） industrial hall "sun plaza" （Ojiya Nishikigoi Hai） －２－ 取材・編集：北陸農政局 Local Sake Breweries 編集協力：関東信越国税局、関東経済産業局 Brand Brewery 1 萬寿鏡 マスカガミ Masukagami Masukagami Co., Ltd. 社屋の写真 Masukagami has over 120 years of experience brewing sake since their founding in 1892; they are currently headed by their fifth-generation owner. They provide their standard items and other excellent light, delicate sake with a savory depth. In addition, this brewery also produces unique and playful varieties of sake, like their Kamenozoki and their Alphabet Line. URL http://www.masukagami.co.jp/ Featured Sake Food Pairing Salt-Grilled Blackthroat Seaperch 代表取締役 中野 壽夫 氏 With its clean, refreshing flavor, this easy-to-drink Representative Director sake goes wonderfully Nakano Hisao with simple dishes like carpaccio, sashimi, or whitefish grilled with salt. 萬寿鏡 J55 Sokujo Masukagami This lively junmai ginjo Cups for Well Suited sake is made from sake rice grown only in Tinware Guinomi Niigata, polished down The color of these stylish to 55% of its original tin guinomi cups complements mass. The smooth, rich the appearance of flavor of the rice gives 器写真 Masukagami J55 Sokujo. way to a pleasant, Because tin resists oxidation refreshing aftertaste. and has antimicrobial properties, serving sake in these cups helps remove off- flavors, for a smoother sake experience. （A delicious ways to drink） Fermented Products from Sake Breweries With its rich, sweet More Infomation ginjo aroma, this Specific designation： Masukagami Yuzushu liquer sake is delicious Junmaiginjo-shu both chilled and at Raw ingredients： A yuzu citrus liqueur featuring a room temperature. Gohyakumangoku, base of Masukagami sake, made Koshiibuki by slicing yuzu in half and Polished rice ratio： 55% steeping them in the sake, for an exquisite balance of bitter and Sake meter value： +5 sweet. Shopping Information (e.g.) ・Masukagami Co., Ltd. 1-1-32, wakamiya-cho, Kamo-shi, Niigata Countries or regions where you can buy or drink the sake of our brewery （Canada） －３－ 取材・編集：北陸農政局 Local Sake Breweries 編集協力：関東信越国税局、関東経済産業局 Brand Brewery 2 福顔Fukugao 福顔酒造 Fukugao Fukugao Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. 社屋の写真 Originally founded 123 years ago in Sanjo City, Niigata under the name Usuya. Today, they are the only sake brewery in Sanjo City. They are best known for their flagship brand Fukugao, named for the smiles each sip brings to drinkers' faces. These efforts to make customers smile are so important, they renamed the brewery itself to Fukugao, as well. In order to meet the changing needs of the times, these brewers also continue working to push the envelope of delicious new sake. URL http://www.fukugao.jp/english/ Mail [email protected] Featured Sake Food Pairing Ganache chocolate 代表取締役 小林 章 氏 The aftertaste of this 紹介者写真 Representative Director entirely new style of sake, Kobayashi Akira aged in brandy barrels, pairs wonderfully with chocolate. The ganache chocolates sold each Brandy-Barrel-Aged Sake winter at Cru, a sweets shop in Sanjo City, are FUKUGAO especially recommended. As the name would Cups for Well Suited suggest, this sake is matured in French oak Rocks glass barrels that have been used for brandy. Enjoy a Because this sake is delicious new exploration undiluted, it is of the possibilities offered particularly delicious by sake. when served on the rocks. Fermented Products from （A delicious ways to drink） Sake Breweries Try this new type of sake with cheese, Le Lectier pears liqueur nuts, or chocolate. Savor the rich, mellow More infomation A liqueur made with Le Lectier ： notes of brandy in the Raw ingredients pears - a Niigata specialty - and aroma of this new Gohyakumangoku extra-sweet junmai sake, and no ： Fukugao sake, chilled Polished rice ratio 60% added sugars; for just the right or on the rocks. Sake meter value：+12 amount of sweetness. Shopping Information (e.g.) ・ Fukugao Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. 1-5-38, Hayashi-cho, Sanjo-shi, Niigata Countries or regions where you can buy or drink the sake of our brewery （Taiwan） －４－ 取材・編集：北陸農政局 Local Sake Breweries 編集協力：関東信越国税局、関東経済産業局 Brand Brewery 3 和楽互尊 池浦酒造 Warakugoson IKEURASHUZO Sake Brewery 社屋の写真 Located near the Sea of Japan coast, not far from the center of Niigata Prefecture, this brewery was established in 1830, in the same area where the monk Ryokan lived at the end of his life. The brewery uses exceptional water drawn from a well on the premises, and brews their sake in a white- walled storehouse surrounded by natural beauty. Their sake is made by hand, with a focus on quality, for results with a clean, rich flavor that never gets old. URL https://ikeura-shuzo.com/ Mail [email protected] Featured Sake Food pairing Sashimi＆Sushi 代表取締役社長 Pairs well with sashimi or 紹介者写真 池浦 隆太郎 氏 sushi from the Sea of President Japan. This super-dry Ikeura Ryutaro sake combines a mild aroma with a clean flavor that brings out the best of foods, with a 和楽互尊 超辛酒 本醸造 delicious taste that never Warakugoson Chokarashu Honjozo gets tiresome. Made from rice lovingly grown by local farmers, which is then polished Fermented Products from and brewed into a clean, crisp, dry sake. Enjoy its Sake Breweries pleasantly smooth start, followed by a dry finish. Junryo shochu Tamabunpuku Made with Bunpuku shochu, blended with a hint of barley shochu. Enjoy a clean, crisp flavor alongside the rich aroma. Great served on the rocks, mixed with hot water, in a lemon sour, （A delicious ways to drink） and more. This super-dry sake combines a mild aroma with a clean More Infomation flavor, for a delicious Specific designation： Spirits Bunpuku way to bring out the Honjozo-shu best of meals. Raw ingredients： A strong spirit (43% ABV) with a Delicious at a variety Gohyakumangoku, refreshingly clean flavor. Delicious of temperatures - Koshiibuki served straight, on the rocks, or as serve chilled in Polished rice ratio：60% a cocktail base. summer or warmed in Sake meter value：+10 winter. Shopping Information (e.g.) ・ IKEURASHUZO Sake Brewery 1538, Ryotaka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata －５－ 取材・編集：北陸農政局 Local Sake Breweries 編集協力：関東信越国税局、関東経済産業局 Brand Brewery 4 米百俵 栃倉酒造 Komehyappyou Tochikura Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. This brewery uses only sake rice harvested in the same town as the brewery itself, and brews with water from the same spring the brewery has used since its founding, for a rich sense of terroir in their products. From the very start, this brewery has focused on sake with a human touch, with quality as their top priority. Though they may be small, they strive to brew premium special-designation sake. Mail [email protected] Featured Sake Food Pairing Nagaoka Sekihan Nagaoka city is known 常務取締役 for a unique variety of 栃倉 恒哲 氏 “sekihan”, made Executive Director from local mochi rice Tochikura Tsunesato seasoned with soy sauce. The saltiness brings out the best of 米百俵 純米吟醸 this sake. Komehyappyou Junmai Ginjo Made from 100% Cups for Well Suited Koshitanrei, an iconic sake rice from Niigata, which is Jubun-hai polished down to just 50% of its original mass by This novel sake cup the brewery, for a junmai makes use of siphon ginjo sake that goes well principles. The perfect beyond expectations. Light way to make yourself and delicate, yet with a slow down and savor naturally delicious richness your sake, instead of from the rice used to brew drinking too much. it. The result is a truly local sake, from the people to the rice and water. （A delicious ways to drink） Fermented Products from Serve chilled, Sake Breweries warmed as a “nuru- More Infomation kan”, or anywhere Specific designation： Komehyappyou Umeshu in between, to match Junmai-ginjo-shu -Made by the Brewery the meal or the Raw ingredients： season.