Okidaikichi Honten
Okidaikichi Honten was founded in 1865 in the village of Yabuki in northern Japan and has been producing their renowned Gakki Masamune brand ever since. Named for traditional Japanese musical instruments, the sake has a lyrical quality, lilting and playful. Located in the far reaches of northern Japan on a wide plateau, Yabuki used to be the very edge of Japanese civilization, the northernmost rice cultivating village.
Okidaikichi has been a bit of an innovator in the 21st century, pioneering a delightfully juicy and lower alcohol style in contrast to the clean and light sake that has become the standard.