Sake Brands
in Yamagata
Sugisami
Sugisami is a traditional brand with 100 years of history, carrying the brewery's pride. As the name suggests, it features unwavering core strength like a cedar tree and the mellow, brave rice umami expanding in the mouth. Mt. Chokai's groundwater adds a refined crispness to its power. Its robust flavor, unaffected by trends, is loved across generations as a "celebratory sake" deepening regional ties and a "soulful sake" providing daily vitality.
Hanawarabi
Hanawarabi is a glorious and lovely brand carrying the beauty of the brewery's location, "Warabioka," in its name. As the name suggests, its greatest features are an elegant aroma like wildflowers and a light, gentle mouthfeel that makes one feel the arrival of spring. Its refined quality harmonizes comfortably with Western food or casual scenes, and is loved as a drink that conveys the elegant side of Japanese sake to women and beginners.
Tohoku Izumi
Tohoku Izumi is the flagship brand of Takahashi Shuzoten, symbolizing the superb clarity brought by Mt. Chokai's snowmelt. Pursuing "fineness" and "transparency" to the limit, its quality is as fresh as water springing from a fountain, featuring a harmony of gentle aroma and refined umami. Their highly acclaimed Yamahai style is exceptionally elegant while retaining traditional power. It is loved by gourmets nationwide as a great supporting player that highlights the flavor of cuisine.
Issho Kofuku
Issho Kofuku is a "celebratory sake of happiness" inherited from the former Toyo Shuzo, long loved by the people of Okitama. Suzuki Shuzoten Nagai Kura has carefully taken over the brand and its legacy, continuing to deliver the plump flavor that adds warmth to daily meals for the modern era. With the pure wish for the drinker's life to be full of happiness, this sake remains a bridge connecting the local community, shining with unwavering brilliance.