What is Akabane Shuzo aiming for?Akabane Shuzo came to be in 1904. It is a brewery which has been loved for more than 100 years in Aizu. Aizu has four distinct seasons. In the winter, it is completely covered by snow. The same is true for the warehouse at Akebono Shuzo. It takes time for the ”sake” to become fermented, and they have maintained the same taste for more than 100 years. |
Rich, yogurt ”sake”The master brewer, Takashi Suzuki told us that it wasn’t enough to just continue making ”sake” using the traditional methods ”as is”. An example of that is ”to challenge”. They gave us a ”sake” based yogurt liqueur made with ”sake” using only locally harvested ”Mizuho Kogane” rice, and yoghurt made from 100% Aizu produced milk. We gave it a try. |
Why are we doing this?They are, after all, a traditional brewery. At first, the employees kept asking ”Why are we doing this?” Still, thinking about the decreasing demand for regular ”sake”, he thought ”It is important for us to make the adjustment to society.” The employees were hesitant at first, but as they made new ”sake”, they began empathizing with Suzuki’s philosophy. |
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- Akebono Shuzo Co., Ltd.
- 2 Inuiotsu, Aizubange, Kawanuma, Fukushima
- URL http://akebono-syuzou.com/