Kinuotome is produced by Kinshihai Shuzo, a brewery established in 1824 in Gosen City, Niigata, which uses an ultra-soft spring water called Tengu no Shimizu sourced from the surrounding mountains to craft sake in the light, dry Niigata style. The Kinuotome name reflects the softness and delicacy the brewery associates with its water and its approach to fermentation, qualities central to Niigata's tanrei karakuchi tradition. Kinshihai is a small, family-run operation with a long record of careful craftsmanship within the broader Niigata brewing culture.
