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No.32 · Brewery Profile
Shichiken七賢 · Yamanashi Meijo 山梨銘醸
Founded in 1750 in the Hakushu area of Hokuto, Yamanashi, Yamanashi Meijo brews with pure spring water from the Southern Japanese Alps. In 2015 it launched a dedicated bottle-fermented sparkling sake line.
Who makes Shichiken?
Yamanashi Meijo, founded in 1750 in the Hakushu area of Hokuto, Yamanashi, brewing with pure spring water from the Southern Japanese Alps. In 2015 it launched a dedicated bottle-fermented sparkling sake line.
What does Shichiken taste like?
Tagged Aromatic & Fruity and Elegant & Refined, Shichiken’s Yama no Kasumi is a bottle-fermented, lightly cloudy usunigori sparkling sake: light-bodied at 2/5 for both dryness-richness and body, with 3/5 aromatic character and a notably high 4/5 acidity for its gentle fizz.
Which bottle should you try first?
With one bottle on this page, Yama no Kasumi is the offering to try — an 11% ABV sparkling sake described as “bottle-fermented, lightly cloudy and gently fizzy.”
How does Shichiken compare to other Yamanashi breweries?
Yamanashi’s other listed brewery, Sasaichi, is tagged Aromatic & Fruity and Acidity-driven. Shichiken shares the Aromatic & Fruity tag but pairs it with Elegant & Refined instead of Sasaichi’s more acid-forward profile.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shichiken’s sparkling sake line launched?
In 2015.
What water does Yamanashi Meijo use?
Pure spring water from the Southern Japanese Alps, in the Hakushu area of Hokuto, Yamanashi.
How many bottles does Shichiken make on this page?
One: the Yama no Kasumi sparkling sake.
The bottles
Yama no Kasumi (Sparkling)山ノ霞
薫酒 Kunshu · Fragrant“Bottle-fermented, lightly cloudy and gently fizzy.”
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: sake-shichiken.com · truesake.com