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No.40 · Brewery Profile
Miyoshikiku三芳菊 · Miyoshikiku Shuzo 三芳菊酒造
In Ikeda, western Tokushima, Miyoshikiku brews under the motto ‘walk on the wild side,’ moving from dry, light styles toward sweet, fruity, unfiltered nama sake with distinctive artistic labels, using local Tokushima ingredients.
Who makes Miyoshikiku?
Miyoshikiku Shuzo, founded in 1889 in Ikeda, western Tokushima. The brewery brews under the motto “walk on the wild side,” having moved from dry, light styles toward sweet, fruity, unfiltered nama sake with distinctive artistic labels, using local Tokushima ingredients.
What does Miyoshikiku taste like?
Tagged Aromatic & Fruity, Miyoshikiku’s sole bottle, Daichi no Yume, lives up to the label: a peak 5/5 on the aromatic scale, with a moderate 3/5 across dryness-richness, body, and acidity — described as “a representative fruity, aromatic bottling.”
Which bottle should you try first?
With one bottle on this page, Daichi no Yume is the offering to try — the brewery’s representative fruity, aromatic bottling.
How does Miyoshikiku compare to other Tokushima breweries?
Tokushima’s other listed brewery, Narutotai, is tagged Elegant & Refined and Aromatic & Fruity. Miyoshikiku shares the Aromatic & Fruity tag but carries it alone, without Narutotai’s added Elegant & Refined balance, matching its wilder, sweeter house motto.
Frequently asked questions
What is Miyoshikiku’s brewing motto?
“Walk on the wild side.”
How has Miyoshikiku’s style shifted over time?
From dry, light styles toward sweet, fruity, unfiltered nama sake with distinctive artistic labels.
How many bottles does Miyoshikiku make on this page?
One: Daichi no Yume.
The bottles
Daichi no Yume大地の夢
薫酒 Kunshu · Fragrant“A representative fruity, aromatic bottling.”
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: miyoshikikushuzo.com · sake-times.com