- Fri December 13, 2023
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A well-known Japanese sake maker will start shipping from its new brewery in New York State on Monday.
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Asahi Shuzo is the latest of several brewers of the alcoholic beverage to set up U.S. facilities on growing demand from American customers.
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The company is based in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, and known for its “Dassai” brand. The U.S. brewery is its first outside Japan.
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The company's U.S.-made products will hit local store shelves on Monday. A 720-milliliter bottle will go for just under 35 dollars.
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The products are brewed from sake rice imported from Japan. But there are plans in the future to use grain from the state of Arkansas.
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An industry group says the United States has around 20 sake breweries. A U.S. maker launched a large-scale facility in Arkansas in May.