Hiroki Junmai Ginjo

Hiroki (Hiroki Shuzo) · Fukushima (Aizu-Bange)
Alcohol Sake Alcohol Growing export

Hiroki is a benchmark Aizu sake known for clean, food-friendly umami and exceptional consistency, regularly topping Japanese ranking guides. It has become a mainstay on premium sake lists in the US and Asia and helped rehabilitate Fukushima sake's reputation. Its balanced, gastronomic profile makes it an easy sell to sommeliers building pairing programs. It reaches overseas markets through specialist sake importers.

The supplierHiroki Shuzohonten in Aizu-Bange, Fukushima, is a mid-small family brewery operating since the late Edo period, championed for uncompromising, hands-on junmai-focused brewing and pristine Aizu water.
Why it sells abroadTop-ranked gastronomic sake; strong sommelier credibility and pairing flexibility

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsFood sanitation compliance and export documentation per market (standard, not a published certificate). HACCP/FSSC 22000: not publicly verified. No halal/organic/kosher certification found.
Pack formats720ml and 1800ml bottles, cartoned 6s/12s.
Shelf life~12 months from production for pasteurized lots; no legal expiry.
StorageCool/refrigerated, dark, upright.
Minimum orderTypical: 1-3 cases per label on a shared container
Lead timeTypical: 4-8 weeks subject to allocation
CapacityTypical: limited premium output, allocation managed
Container loadTypical: LCL consolidation with other sake
PricingPremium
OEM / private labelNo — single brand; no private label (per draft, no contrary evidence found).
Wholesale & MOQVia Japanese sake exporters and specialist importers; MOQ typically mixed cases on consolidated container
Key exporters & distributorsVine Connections, Mutual Trading, JFC International
Export regulationAlcohol import license; US TTB COLA + state; EU excise; bilingual labeling with ABV/volume/importer; chilled handling for fresh lots.
Market demandHigh and steady; allocation-constrained
How to source itWork through established sake importers holding brewery allocation (Hiroki is highly allocated).
Verified sourceshttps://www.hiroki-sake.co.jp/
MakerHiroki Shuzohonten Co., Ltd.
OriginFukushima (Aizu-Bange)
CategoryAlcohol / Sake
Available inUnited States, Hong Kong, Singapore +2 more
HandlingAlcohol
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code2206.00
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