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Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery
A brewery that has been dedicated to sake brewing for 400 years in the castle town of Takayama.The clean underground water of the Northern Alps, the rice of Hida, and the bitter cold of winter create sake unique to this region.
Hirase Sake Brewery, located in a part of the castle town of Takayama, is a long-established brewery founded in 9.The representative brand is "Kusudama".The name is said to come from the ``yakudama'' that are displayed on celebratory occasions, and it has been popular among locals for a long time.
The key to sake brewing at Hirase Sake Brewery is water, sake rice, and climate.In addition to locally sourced ingredients such as underground water from the Northern Alps and Gifu Prefecture's Hidahomare rice, which is suitable for sake brewing, the region's uniquely cold winters produce high-quality sake.
The lineup includes ``Kusutama Honjojo Josen'', which has a reputation for never getting tired of drinking, ``Kusutama Junmai Daiginjo'', which is luxuriously polished to 40% of ``Hidahomare'', and ``Kusutama Jun,'' brewed with flower yeast. There is a wide range of products such as "Kome Ginjo".
Currently, Ichibei Hirase, the 15th generation head of the family, protects the 400-year-old noren. I want to experience the honest spirit of sake brewing, which can be seen in the family motto, ``No matter what happens, never turn away from other businesses and live your life solely in the sake brewing industry.''
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture
Hirase Sake Brewery | Gifu Prefecture