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No.14 · Brewery Profile
Tedorigawa手取川 · Yoshida Sake Brewery 吉田酒造店
Yoshida Sake Brewery has made Tedorigawa in Hakusan, Ishikawa since around 1870, drawing on snowmelt from the Tedori River. Known for elegant yamahai brewing, it was profiled in the 2015 documentary The Birth of Sake, which followed its aging brewers through a full winter season.
Who makes Tedorigawa?
Yoshida Sake Brewery, making sake in Hakusan, Ishikawa since around 1870, drawing on snowmelt from the Tedori River. The brewery is known for elegant yamahai brewing and was profiled in the 2015 documentary The Birth of Sake, which followed its aging brewers through a full winter season.
What does Tedorigawa taste like?
Tagged Elegant & Refined and Rich & Umami, the signature Yamahai Junmai is balanced across all axes at 3/5. The Junmai Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki turns more aromatic and refined at 4/5, while the modern Yoshidagura u Hyakumangoku-no-shiro is lighter and cleaner but the most acid-forward of the three at 4/5.
Which bottle should you try first?
Start with the Yamahai Junmai, described as the house’s signature elegant yamahai.
How does Tedorigawa compare to other Ishikawa breweries?
Tedorigawa shares its Rich & Umami tag with prefecture-mates Kikuhime, Tengumai, and Kagatobi, while Kagatobi also matches its Elegant & Refined pairing most closely. Tengumai instead leans toward Acidity-driven alongside Rich & Umami, a sharper profile than Tedorigawa’s elegant yamahai balance.
Frequently asked questions
What documentary featured Tedorigawa?
The 2015 documentary The Birth of Sake, which followed its aging brewers through a full winter season.
What water source does Tedorigawa use?
Snowmelt from the Tedori River in Hakusan, Ishikawa.
How many bottles does Tedorigawa make on this page?
Three — Yamahai Junmai, Junmai Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki, and Yoshidagura u Hyakumangoku-no-shiro.
The bottles
Yamahai Junmai山廃仕込 純米酒
醇酒 Junshu · Rich“The house’s signature elegant yamahai.”
Junmai Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki純米大吟醸 白山市産山田錦
薫酒 Kunshu · Fragrant“Refined, elegant local Yamada Nishiki.”
Yoshidagura u Hyakumangoku-no-shiro吉田蔵u 百万石乃白
薫酒 Kunshu · Fragrant“Modern yamahai; clean, mineral, low-alcohol.”
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: sakenomy.jp · worldsake.com