EST. 1697
白駒
Since 1697 — 南越前町, Fukui
A 300-year-old brewery in one of Japan's snowiest towns, still guided by Noto toji craftsmanship.
Hakukoma Shuzo began brewing in 1697, when the shogunate's magistrate's office issued it a license known as the kodai-shu kansatsu. Based in Imajo, in Minami-echizen, Fukui — one of the country's heaviest snowfall areas — the kura has brewed for more than 300 years, drawing on the skill of experienced Noto toji, local Fukui rice, and mountain groundwater to build a sake of deep, rich, fine-grained flavor.