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Iwaseshuzou Co.,Ltd
Chiba
Founded 172321 sakes
From the brewery
The founding was said to be Kyoho 8 (1723), and it has been inherited by the side of the owner for generations, but since the Taisho era, we have been focusing on sake brewing in earnest, and at the National Sake Appraisal in 1947. I have been awarded the chief.
Currently the representative, Nowa Iwase, is the 11th generation.
In about 10 minutes from the warehouse, the shore coast, named "the Desert of the Moon", is expanding.
Since the warehouse water is close to the coast, the groundwater passes through the shell layer, and the hardness is high in Japan, which is "13 to 15 to 15".
If there are many calcium and magnesium, fermentation is high and fermented. By preparing with high -hardened water and preparing with "mountain elimination", it will be a rich and sour liquor with a umami.
In order to bring out the flavor of rice, which is a characteristic of the sake quality of Iwanoi, we are particular about the "mountain abandoned preparation", and two -thirds of the overall amount of preparation are brewed with "mountain abolition".
Details
- Founded
- 1723
- Brand
- Iwanoi
- Region
- Chiba
Junmai Ginjo52%
Junmai Daiginjo19%
Junmai14%
Daiginjo10%
Ginjo5%
Lineup
All Iwaseshuzou Co.,Ltd Sakes

Iwanoi Yamahai Junmai Daiginjo
Junmai Daiginjo·Yamada Nishiki·16%
¥4,950+
3 shops

Iwanoi Hizokoshu Nijunen
Daiginjo·Yamada Nishiki·15%
¥4,950+
1 shop

Iwanoi Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki Nakagumi Muroka Nama Genshu
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Yamada Nishiki·17%4.8 (1)
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Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Ichidanjikomi
Junmai Ginjo·Tama Sakae·14.3%
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Kimoto Omachi 60%
Junmai Ginjo·Omachi·16%
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Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki Nakagumi Muroka Namagenshu
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Yamada Nishiki·17%
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Junmai Ginjo Tsukinosabaku
Junmai Ginjo·Fusa no Mai·14%
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Junmai Daiginjo Ginnomai
Junmai Daiginjo·50% polished·Omachi·16%
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Iwanoi YamahaiJunmai Ginjo Fusanomai Genshu
Junmai Ginjo·58% polished·Fusa no Mai
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Iwanoi Yamahai Junmai Shinriki Genshu
Junmai·70% polished·17%
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Iwanoi Yamahai Junmai Karakuchi
Junmai·70% polished·15%
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Iwanoi Yamahai Junmai Daiginjo Muroka Genshu Namazake
Junmai Daiginjo·40% polished·Yamada Nishiki·17%
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Iwanoi Junmai Ginjo Tamasakae Nakagumi Muroka Nama Genshu
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Tama Sakae·17%
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Iwanoi Junmai Ginjo Omachi Nakagumi Muroka Nama Genshu
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Omachi·17%
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Iwanoi Junmai Ginjo Miyamanishiki Nakagumi Muroka Namagenshu
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Miyama Nishiki·17%
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Iwanoi Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku Nakagumi Muroka Namagenshu
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Gohyakumangoku·17%
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Iwanoi Junmai Ginjo Fusanomai Nakagumi Muroka Namagenshu
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Fusa no Mai·17%
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Iwanoi Junmai Daiginjo Omachi
Junmai Daiginjo·50% polished·Omachi·16%
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Iwanoi Ginkara
Ginjo·55% polished·Tama Sakae·16.5%
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Iwanoi Daiginjo Bansho
Daiginjo·Yamada Nishiki·16.5%
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Genteifukkoku Yamahai Junmai Yamadanishiki
Junmai
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Story & Media
History
1609
The mast of the Spanish galleon San Francisco, wrecked off the coast of Onjuku in 1609, was later used as a beam in the brewery's thatched-roof main building.
1723
Iwase Sake Brewing is said to have been founded in 1723 (Kyoho 8), passed down through generations initially as a side business of the family head.
1930
The brewery began brewing Ginjo-shu sake in 1930 (Showa 5), going on to win numerous awards in the years that followed.
1947
In 1947 (Showa 22), Iwanoi won the top prize (Shuseki) at the National Sake Competition (Zenkoku Seishu Kanpyokai).
2016
In 2016, IWANOI was distinguished as one of Japan's prestigious top-rated sakes by world-renowned wine critic Robert Parker.
Visit
Address
1916 Kubo Mijuku Isumi Chiba
Region
Chiba
Hours
9:00〜17:00(土日祝祭日を除く)
Tel
0470-68-2034
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