Akishika

Akishika(秋鹿) is a sake brand crafted by Akishikashuzou Yuugengaisha in Osaka, Japan. Explore their full lineup of 46 sakes on OneSip.

Akishika Shuzo, founded in 1886 in Nose Town in the northernmost corner of Osaka Prefecture, coined the phrase farm-to-sake integration (農醸一貫) and has brewed exclusively with rice it grows or contracts itself since switching to all-junmai production in 2003. The brewery practices pesticide-reduced cultivation, returns sake lees and rice bran to the fields as fertilizer, and hand-polishes all grain — realizing what it calls a sake domaine model. The resulting sake is known for its bold body and lively acidity that finishes unexpectedly clean.