Kikuhime

Kikuhime(菊姫) is a sake brand crafted by Kikuhime Co. in Ishikawa, Japan. Explore their full lineup of 29 sakes on OneSip.

Founded in 1573 in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Kikuhime has built its reputation on an uncompromising commitment to rice: the brewery mills all of its own sake rice in-house — a rarity in the industry — and uses only Yamada Nishiki grown in Special AAA designation fields, the highest grade of the already elite Special A region. Rather than relying on activated charcoal filtration, Kikuhime preserves the sake's natural color and depth, resulting in full-bodied, often aged expressions with aromas of nuts, grain, and caramel. To sustain this craft without depending on the traditional toji system, the brewery launched an in-house Sake Meister training program in the 1980s to cultivate its own future head brewers.