With 130 years of history on their shoulders, the Kikusui Sake Company of Niigata prefecture built themselves up from the bottom. The name "Kikusui" is a reference to a Noh theatre play, wherein the dew (Sui) from the petals of chrysanthemums (Kiku) grant eternal life. The sake is well-rounded, clean and rich, but avoids any semblance of heaviness - it is Kikusui's best sake to be drank warm, in order to draw out notes of ripe fruit and a creamy umami finish.