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No.119 · Brewery Profile
Miyanoyuki宮の雪 · Miyazaki Honten 宮﨑本店
Miyazaki Honten, the Yokkaichi company better known nationally for its Kinmiya shochu, has also brewed the sake Miyanoyuki since 1846. The name draws on Ise Grand Shrine and snow on the Suzuka mountains, and after a new brewery facility opened in 2018 the house shifted deliberately toward smaller, more careful batches — hand-made koji and slow, low-temperature fermentation aimed at an elegant, food-friendly style.
Who makes Miyanoyuki?
Miyazaki Honten, a Yokkaichi, Mie company better known nationally for its Kinmiya shochu, which has also brewed the sake Miyanoyuki since 1846. The name draws on Ise Grand Shrine and snow on the Suzuka mountains.
What does Miyanoyuki taste like?
Tagged Elegant & Refined. After a new brewery facility opened in 2018, the house shifted toward smaller, careful batches — hand-made koji and slow, low-temperature fermentation. The top-tier Junmai Daiginjo Tojo Yamada Nishiki is milled to a highly polished 28% using premium Tojo-region Hyogo rice; the standard Junmai-shu is noted instead for aromatic, rounded sweetness.
Which bottle should you try first?
The Junmai Daiginjo Tojo Yamada Nishiki is the top-tier expression, milled to a highly polished 28% from premium-region Yamada Nishiki — the brewery’s clearest showcase bottle.
How does Miyanoyuki compare to other Mie breweries?
Miyanoyuki’s single Elegant & Refined tag sits closest to prefecture-mate Hanzo, also tagged Elegant & Refined alongside Dry & Crisp, while Jikon leans toward Mie’s more Aromatic & Fruity, Acidity-driven end.
Frequently asked questions
Is Miyazaki Honten better known for something other than sake?
Yes — it’s more widely known nationally for its Kinmiya shochu, alongside the Miyanoyuki sake brand it has made since 1846.
What does the name Miyanoyuki reference?
Ise Grand Shrine and snow on the Suzuka mountains.
What changed for Miyanoyuki in 2018?
A new brewery facility opened, and the house shifted deliberately toward smaller, more careful batches with hand-made koji and slow, low-temperature fermentation.
The bottles
Junmai Daiginjo Tojo Yamada Nishiki純米大吟醸 東条産山田錦
薫酒 Kunshu · Fragrant“Top-tier expression using highly polished, premium-region Yamada Nishiki.”
Junmai Ginjo Yamada Nishiki純米吟醸
薫酒 Kunshu · Fragrant“Ginjo aroma with a smooth, mellow taste.”
Junmai-shu純米酒
醇酒 Junshu · Rich“Standard junmai noted for aromatic, rounded sweetness.”
Reading the bars: an editorial flavor reading (0–5) of each bottle — Dry→Rich, Light→Full, Subtle→Aromatic, Low→High acidity — not laboratory values. The colored badge is the SSI four-type classification (薫酒 Kunshu · 爽酒 Soshu · 醇酒 Junshu · 熟酒 Jukushu). SMV and acidity appear only where the brewery publishes them.
Sources: miyanoyuki.co.jp · saketime.jp