Named after Gensaka Shuzo's founding patriarch, Sakaya Hachibei has been brewed since 1805 in the Odai area of Mie Prefecture, where the brewery sits near the Miyagawa river within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The guiding concept is captured in the phrase a night's comfort over a glass of surprise, prioritizing sake that can be drunk for hours without fatigue over anything dramatically aromatic. Traditional yamahai fermentation is used in several expressions each year, producing a structured, dry character with persistent umami.
