Kikuizumi

Takizawa Brewing Company in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture, brews Kikuizumi with local Sakemusashi rice and groundwater from the Arakawa river system, aiming for sake that serves as a refined supporting role at the table rather than a showpiece on its own. The brewery uses traditional hakojiho (box koji) methods and fully handcrafted processes, and its sparkling Hitosuji line, including the world's first genuine rosé sparkling sake via secondary fermentation, has earned IWC and Kura Master gold medals. The brand's name evokes a chrysanthemum's fragrance and a spring's clarity.