EXPERIENCE
Sake Tasting Experience with the Miyake Brewery Owner
Enjoy a guided tasting of five different varieties of sake, led by the 7th-generation brewmaster of Miyake Brewery—an establishment steeped in history, tradition, and elegance. In addition to touring the wooden brewery buildings, you’ll visit rice fields where Yamada Nishiki, one of Japan’s premier sake rice varieties, is cultivated. This exclusive program also includes tastings of brewery-only sake not available on the market and a rare opportunity to explore the former production area, usually closed to the public. It’s a unique experience designed to deepen your understanding of Japanese sake.
Highlights
[Summary] Tasting of five different types of sake, with commentary by Ayaka MIYAKE, the seventh generation brewery owner. After visiting the 200-year-old wooden warehouse (a former brewery), you will take a walk through the fields where Yamada-Nishiki, the raw material for sake, is grown. Sake and original merchandise are included as souvenirs.
[Time] Sake tasting: Approximately 1 hour / Wooden brewery tour: Approximately 30 minutes / Field walk: Approximately 30 minutes / Total duration: About 2 to 2.5 hours
[Experience] During the sake tasting, limited-edition sake and the brewery's exclusive selections will be served. The former brewery tour includes areas that is usually closed to visitors.. During the field walk, the brewery owner will guide you.
[Food & Beverage] Five kinds of sake and brewing water will be provided during the sake tasting. You will also have the opportunity to taste sake lees and by-products such as rice malt.
