N by HIDETOSHI NAKATA

With a vision to create the world’s finest premium sake, Hidetoshi Nakata collaborated with Takagi Sake Brewery, a famed artisan sake brewery in Yamagata, to produce his own private sake label, N by Hidetoshi Nakata. Only 1000 bottles of this limited edition sake are produced each vintage.
Handcrafted with precise, labour-intensive brewing techniques, Special A Grade rice from the rich terroir of Hyogo and the smooth, pure spring water of Yamagata, N by Hidetoshi Nakata is not just a sake of exceptional quality and exquisite flavour―it is the realisation of a vision to expand awareness of the quality of Japanese craftsmanship and sake brewing around the world.
From the farmer, to brewer, glassmaker, metal forger, paper maker, calligraphy artist and many more artisans – N by Hidetoshi Nakata embodies the spirit, excellence, and wisdom of Japanese craftspeople.
Before N by Hidetoshi Nakata was released in 2013, very few sake producers were making “super premium” sake because there was no market for it overseas. By creating a sake that could be positioned in international markets alongside the world’s finest wines, and listed on the menus of the best restaurants, N by Hidetoshi Nakata smashed the stereotypes that surrounded sake and pathed a path for other producers to develop premium brands.
After many years of research, development and investment, N by Hidetoshi Nakata is now exported through the world’s first Sake Blockchain system which ensures -5ºC temperature control and traceability from the brewery to official distribution partners overseas. Through N by Hidetoshi Nakata, Nakata has created an export system for the benefit of all sake breweries ― a system that ensures their sake can enjoyed around the world in the optimum quality that the brewer intended.