Akitabare Suirakuten Junmai Daiginjo

Akitabare (Akita Brewing Company) · Akita (Araya district, Akita City)
Alcohol Sake Alcohol Established export

Akita Shuzo, founded in 1908 in the Araya district of Akita City, brews the Akitabare brand in the same earthen warehouse it has used since founding. Suirakuten is a low-temperature, long-fermentation junmai daiginjo from a prefecture with the highest per-capita sake consumption in Japan. The brewery exports through World Sake Imports in both the US and UK, and is also carried by Advintage Distributing in North America. Production uses traditional, slow methods with fermentation running up to 25 days before pressing.

The supplierFamily sake brewery established 1908 in Akita City; traditional koji and low-temperature ginjo brewing; flagship brands Akitabare 'Suirakuten' and 'Daiginjo'.
Why it sells abroadHeritage earthen-warehouse brewing; long cold fermentation; Tohoku terroir; established US+UK importer relationship.

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CertificationsJapanese seishu (sake) production license; competition awards on select cuvees. No third-party food-safety certificate published. Consistent with original draft.
Pack formats720ml and 1.8L bottles; case packs (typ. 12x720ml / 6x1.8L) — keep as estimate.
Shelf lifeBest within ~12 months of bottling; ginjo grades benefit from cold storage. Suirakuten is a shizuku (gravity-pressed) sake aged 12-18 months in bottle per importer.
StorageCold storage recommended.
Minimum orderTypical: 1 pallet / mixed container via importer
Lead timeTypical: 6-10 weeks ex-Japan via importer consolidation
CapacityTypical: small-to-mid regional brewery output
Container loadTypical: LCL/consolidated reefer via World Sake Imports
PricingPremium junmai daiginjo tier; importer-set US/UK distributor pricing
OEM / private labelNot a primary OEM/private-label producer; not publicly documented. Unverified.
Wholesale & MOQTypical: importer/distributor wholesale via World Sake Imports (US) and World Sake Imports UK
Key exporters & distributorsWorld Sake Imports (US), World Sake Imports UK, Advintage Distributing
Export regulationTTB COLA + FDA prior notice (US); UK/EU alcohol import duty, labeling, and EORI; Japanese sake (seishu) classification
Market demandSteady premium on-premise demand in US/UK Japanese-restaurant and specialty channels
How to source itConfirmed: Brewery -> World Sake Imports (US, dedicated brewery/portfolio pages; also UK arm) -> state/regional distributors.
Verified sourceshttps://worldsake.com/portfolio/akitabare-suirakuten-junmai-daiginjo/; https://worldsake.com/sakes/akita-brewing-company/
MakerAkita Shuzo Co., Ltd.
OriginAkita (Araya district, Akita City)
CategoryAlcohol / Sake
Available inUnited States, United Kingdom
HandlingAlcohol
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code2206.00
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