Nakamura Sake Brewery

Alongside the great Mount Hakusan and Kanazawa 金沢市 is Chef Kevin Cory's family's sake brewery, Nakamura Shuzou 中村酒造, established since the 1800's. The heart of our Nichiei Sake is the first grade sake rice, Yamada Nishiki and Gohyakumangoku. Our Yamada Nishiki rice is lovingly brewed by sake masters of the rural Noto peninsula during the very cold winters to bring out a rich taste and smooth texture.

THE FIRST ORGANIC SAKE AROUND THE WORLD

In Japan, organic JAS is an organic standard of agricultural products (raw materials), organic certification in alcoholic beverages requires the certification of a domestic organic certification organization separately. Nakamura Sake Brewery's AKIRA sake has been certified by JONA (Japan Organic & Natural foods Association) in 2001 and is being reviewed and renewed annually.

In addition, in 2007 it was certified by European ICEA (later changed to EU certification), USDA certification in 2010, Canada COR certification in 2014, and certified organic in various parts of the world.

Very high quality hinoki trees were used to build Nakamura Sake Brewery which has been designated as a cultural asset of Kanazawa, Japan.

We are proud to announce that all of the sakes served at NAOE are made by Nakamura Sake Brewery.*

Nakamura Sake Brewery President, Taro Nakamura. Video is in Japanese.

* - Due to limited supply since covid, we have introduced other local Ishikawa and Hokuriku region sake breweries onto our menu that also match well with our style of Japanese cuisine, including Kikuhime Brewery and Naohiko Noguchi Sake Institute, whose Limited bottles, logo, and tasting room; Touan 杜庵 were designed by Chef Kevin Cory's friend, Toshio Ohi (Chozaemon XI).