About
Company Profile
| Name | Ishimoto Sake Brewery Co., Ltd |
|---|---|
| Address | 847-1 Kitayama, Konan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata Prefecture 950-0116 |
| Telephone | 025-276-2028 |
| Year Founded | 1907 |
| Reestablished | November 16, 1961 |
| Representative | Tatsunori Ishimoto |
| Capital | 10,000,000 Yen |
| Business | Manufacture and sales of alcoholic beverages including sake, honkaku shochu, and liqueurs. Alcoholic beverage wholesale Sales of alcoholic beverage by-products |
| Overseas distribution | United States, Great Britain, Canada, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Spain, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil, Peru, Other Note: Exports account for roughly 3% of total product shipped. |
History
| 1907 | Ishimoto Shuzo (Sake Brewery) founded by Ryuzo Ishimoto |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Seigo Ishimoto assumes role as 2nd generation president |
| 1967 | Begins attracting attention and is featured in Sake magazine |
| 1982 | Ryuichi Ishimoto assumes role as 3rd generation president |
| 1983 | Granted the Ishikawa Yahachiro Prize |
| 1986 | Granted the Niigata Prefecture Economic Promotion Award |
| 1988 | Launched seasonal product Koshi no Kanbai Tokujoshu made with brewery’s in-house shochu |
| 1990 | Launched Koshi no Kanbai Aged Otsu Shochu |
| 1999 | Export to USA begins |
| 2003 | Tatsunori Ishimoto assumes role as 4th generation president |
| 2008 | Launch of Koshi no Kanbai Umeshu made with brewery’s in-house shochu |
| 2013 | Launch of Koshi no Kanbai Aged Ten Years Otsu Shochu |
| 2015 | From this brewing season, all rice used in the brewing process is sake rice |
| 2016 | Launch of first new regular product in 45 years, Koshi no Kanbai Sai Launch of Koshi no Kanbai Kamedago Oeyamasan Tokubetsu Honjozo, made with 100% locally grown Gohyakumangoku rice |
| 2017 | Celebrated 110th anniversary by launching Koshi no Kanbai Hyakujunen Iwaishu Ichirin Itteki |
| 2019 | Began dealing directly with major retailers |
| 2021 | Began offering Celebratory Sake to all those celebrating their Coming-of-Age Day in Niigata City |
| 2022 | Launched Koshi no Kanbai Lagoon to offer a variety of ways to drink sake Launched Koshi no Kanbai From Niigata exclusively for Michelin-listed restaurants Launched Junmai Ginjo Amane to expand the horizons of Koshi no Kanbai |
| 2023 | Launched Koshi no Kanbai Ginjo Shin as an Ishimoto Sake Brewery new standard |
| 2024 | Launched Koshi no Kanbai Ichirin Itteki Daiginjo as an embodiment of Ishimoto Sake Brewery's spirit |
Journal
What drives Ishimoto's
sake brewing?
And what is it that we hope to
bring to the future of the world
and sake through our brewing?
"Believe in sake,
believe in the world."
That is the concept that unites
the ongoing initiatives and
new ideas we are now pursuing.
