Kambai Shuzo

寒梅酒造

寒梅酒造株式会社

About

Kambai Shuzo is a sake brewery founded in 1821 (Bunsei 4) when Suzuki Heibei, originally from Omi, began brewing in Kuki, in the old province of Musashi. It stands in the town center of Kuki, about a three-minute walk from JR Kuki Station, and produces sake including the brands Kambai and Kuki. Aiming for what it calls "the ultimate ordinary" (kyukyoku no futsu), the brewery says it strives to make sake that is purely delicious and easy to understand. It is also described as the first brewery in Saitama Prefecture to use Sake Musashi, Saitama's original sake rice, in brewing. At the Annual Japan Sake Awards, it won a Gold Prize three years in a row, from 2015 to 2017.

Brands 3

Kambai寒梅

SakeTypePolishABVSMV
Kambai Kimoto Shikomi Junmai Ginjo
  • Kimoto
Junmai Ginjo60%15%
Kambai Shibottamanma no Junmai sakeJunmai Shu
Kambai Junmai sake Kome no MegumiJunmai Shu70%15%+2
Kambai Taruzake
  • Taru (cedar cask)
Other
Kambai Fune Mae Nigori Namazake
  • Unpasteurized (nama)
  • Nigori
Honjozo
Kambai Daiginjo Shiboritate Nama Genshu Hoshino Kaoru no Kokoroiki
  • Undiluted (genshu)
  • Unpasteurized (nama)
  • Shiboritate (fresh-pressed)
Daiginjo
Kambai Fune Guchi Shiboritate Namazake
  • Unpasteurized (nama)
  • Shiboritate (fresh-pressed)
Honjozo
Kambai Tanrei ShikomiOther
Kambai Yamahai Shikomi Honjozo Dry
  • Yamahai
Honjozo65%15%
Kambai DaiginjoDaiginjo40%15%+3
Kambai Tokubetsu JunmaiTokubetsu Junmai60%14%
Kambai Muroka 11-Year Aged Koshu Daiginjo Hizoshu
  • Aged (koshu)
  • Unfiltered (muroka)
Koshu50%16%
Kambai Junmai Ginjo KukiJunmai Ginjo60%15%0
Kambai Kohaku
  • Aged (koshu)
  • Yamahai
Honjozo65%19%+9
Kambai Honjozo Aya no KazeHonjozo65%15%
Kambai Junmai Ginjo Sai no KuniJunmai Ginjo55%15%
Kambai Tokubetsu Junmai SakurasouTokubetsu Junmai65%14%
Kambai 23-Year-Aged Ginjo Koshu Tenran
  • Aged (koshu)
Koshu50%16%
Kambai Daiginjo TenranDaiginjo
Kambai Kyunen Jukusei Genroku no Koshu Tenran
  • Aged (koshu)
Koshu90%16%
Kambai Kimoto Shikomi Junmai Ginjo Tenran
  • Kimoto
  • Aged (koshu)
Junmai Ginjo
Kambai Daiginjo Shizuku-zake Nakadori Hishoten
  • Nakadori
  • Shizuku (drip)
Daiginjo40%16%+3
Kambai Daiginjo FugaDaiginjo40%15%

Sainogenseki Yorokobi彩の原石 喜

Ai Rabu ChokoI love choco

SakeTypePolishABVSMV
Ai Rabu Choko
  • Aged (koshu)
  • Yamahai
Other65%19%