Founded in 1880, Kaetsu Sake Brewery is located in Niigata prefecture. Their sake displays a mild rice flavour. The current president and his past father (former president) both worked as Official Alcohol Appraisers for the regional taxation bureau and contributed to the development of brewing technique. They also made a unique case that two generation worked at this same position.

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