"I’d like to give back delight to people who supported me”
"I hope our sake can be close to each person's life.”
Founded in 1892.
Tenei, Fukushima.
Tenei Village, “Tenei” means that “flourishes towards the heaven” in Japanese.
Tenei Village is located in the Ou Mountains on the border between Nakadori and the Aizu region Fukushima Prefecture.
It has overwhelmingly beautiful nature, such as rice fields in Abukuma highlands, beautiful lakesides, and the 1,500m-class Ou Mountains.
Even though it is the same town, Tenei Village is subject to various climate changes due to the large difference in altitude and climate.
And due to this natural blessing, Tenei's agricultural product evaluation is said to be one of the best in Japan.
As an example, at an international rice competition, Koshihikari rice grown in Tenei village can be said to be the “best in the world.”
In the village, there’s a river called “Shakado-gawa”, which is commonly called “Hirotogawa”.
( “Hirotogawa” is their sake name.)
Matsuzaki Sake Brewery is a long-established brewery with a history of 130 years.
Matsuzaki Sake Brewery reached a major turning point 11 years ago.
It was the time immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, the chief brewer (It is called “Toji” in Japanese) who had lead Matsuzaki Sake Brewery for many years retired by illness.
Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, who was in his twenties at the time and had just started learning sake brewing after returning to the brewery, became the sixth Toji.
Hiroyuki work hard with his breweries member and learned a lot from the sake academy in Fukushima Prefecture and from many excellent brewers in this prefecture. With the support of brewers, drinkers, and many other people, he learns about sake more, and also the importance of human relationship.
Hiroyuki is a very calm and soft character person.
I think his gentle atmosphere will surely call a lot of people.
Surprisingly, this young Toji won a gold medal at the biggest Japan Sake Award in his first year.
And what is surprising is that they have achieved the feat of continuing to win gold medals in a row (10 times) without interruption to this day.
Other than that evaluation.
SAKE COMPETITION : 2016 Daiginjo Grand Prix, 2015 Tokubetsu Junmai Sake 2nd place, and many others have proven to have a brilliant prize winning record.
Hirotogawa was selected as one of the G20 Osaka Summit in 2019 where world leaders gather.
And what is surprising is that he continues to win gold medals in a row to this day!
has achieved great success.
Other than that evaluation. SAKE COMPETITION 2016 Daiginjo Grand Prix,
2nd place in 2015 Tokubetsu Junmai Sake, and many others have proven to have a record of winning prizes.
In addition, “Hirotogawa” was selected as one of the G20 Osaka Summit in 2019 where world leaders gather.
It is said that his technique and taste have evolved every year, and many people now call him a genius. Hirotogawa has many fans all over in Japan, so now it is a very difficult get their sake in Japan as well.
Sweetness, clarity, aroma, aftertaste, fruitiness, umami, and complex taste elements are artistically put together.
Let’s experience, one of the highest peaks of beautiful and clean sake in Japan.
「支えてくれた人たちを酒で喜ばせたい
それぞれの人生に寄り添える酒でありたい」
創業1892年。
福島・天栄村。
天栄村は天栄とは、日本語で天に向かって栄える村と意味する。
福島県の中通りと、会津地方との境の奥羽山脈にまたがるところに天栄村はある。
阿武隈高地に広がる田園地帯、美しい湖畔、1500m級の奥羽山脈など、圧倒的に美しい自然。
同じ町でも、標高差や気候の違いが大きく、さまざまな気候の変化を受ける天栄村。
この自然の恵みにより、天栄の農作物評価は日本でも屈指と評される。
その例として、お米の国際大会では、天栄村で作られたコシヒカリが「世界一」といえる
最高評価を何度も獲得している。
松崎酒造の創業130年の老舗蔵である。
松崎酒造は数年前に大きな転機を迎える。2011年の東日本大震災直後、
長年共に酒造りをしてきた杜氏が倒れ、蔵に戻って酒造りを学び始めたばかりの
当時20代の松崎祐行氏が急遽、若くして6代目杜氏となった。
祐行氏は福島県の清酒アカデミー、同県の多くの優れた造り手たちから
多くのことを学び、切磋琢磨に励んだ。
蔵人、飲み手、多くの人に支えられ、酒、そして人と人との関わりの大切さを学ぶ。
祐行氏はとても穏やかでゆったりとした人柄だ。
彼の纏う優しい空気感が、きっと多くの人を引き寄せるのだと思う。
驚くことに、この若き杜氏は就任1年目から全国新酒鑑評会でいきなり金賞を受賞する。
そして、驚くべきは、今日まで途切れることなく、連続で金賞を受賞し続けるという
快挙を成し遂げている。
その評価は、それ以外でも。SAKE COMPETITION 2016年大吟醸グランプリ、
2015年特別純米酒２位他、その他も数多くの輝かし入賞記録を持つことが証明している。
また、世界の首脳陣が集まる2019年G20大阪サミットでも、その一本に廣戸川は選出された。
その技と味は毎年進化しており、今や彼のことを天才と呼ぶ人も少なくない。
廣戸川は、全国にファンが多く、日本で大変入手困難なお酒となっている。
甘み、透明感、香り、後味、フルーティー、旨味、複雑な味の要素が芸術的にまとまる
美しくきれいな日本酒の最高峰の一本。
是非体験してください。