We launched this premium sake in 2015 in collaboration with contemporary artists.
Since its inception we have been honored to work with different Japanese contemporary artists each year.
When rice is highly polished, it becomes extremely difficult to cultivate koji, which makes it difficult to extract the umami derived from koji, but with KIZASHI, we succeeded in extracting 1.5 times the umami than Zankyo Super 7 which also has a 7% rice polishing ration.
We brew KIZASHI so its proportion of residual sugar falls in between that of NIIZAWA and Zankyo Super 7.
This will age beautifully when stored in a refrigerator.
It is a precious sake and we only brew 1000 bottles per year.
Each year we collaborate with a different artist, therefore the label differs each year.

[Awards]
【SILVER】Luxembourg Sake Challenge 2025, “NIIZAWA KIZASHI 2024”
【MIYAGI TROPHY】【GOLD】International Wine Challenge 2024 Junmai Daiginjo Category “NIIZAWA KIZASHI 2021”

It takes 350 hours for milling rice to RPR 7% and aged in brewery one year at ice temperature in order to complete the superb taste. Elegant aroma of grape, citrus, strawberry and flora. The palate is refine, smooth and silky with delicate acidity. You will be shocked how RPR 7% rice is used to brew such impressive sake like this.

Bronze Award - Super Premium Category sake in Sake Competition 2016