Dedication to Water: The Premium Malt’s｜Dedication to Water

Where does the water for The Premium Malt’s come from?

The Premium Malt’s is one of Japan’s leading premium beers. The water used in this product is nurtured deep underground in mountainous areas where Suntory Natural Water Sanctuaries are located.

Contents

The Premium Malt’s dedication to water
Natural Water Sanctuary Activities
Suntory Brewery Tours

The Premium Malt’s dedication to water

About 90% of beer is water. Suntory’s beers, including “The Premium Malt’s,” are brewed using high-quality groundwater that has been filtered through natural geological layers and drawn up from deep underground. By using natural water in brewing, the flavor of the added ingredients can be fully brought out.

Natural Water Sanctuary Activities

Suntory has established Natural Water Sanctuaries in the groundwater conservation areas of the four breweries that produce The Premium Malt’s. A variety of maintenance activities are carried out to cultivate forests rich in biodiversity with a strong capacity to recharge groundwater.

Forest maintenance starts with building logging roads (Natural Water Sanctuary Kyoto Nishiyama)

Detailed vegetation and bird surveys are conducted to understand the health of the forest

Tree thinning and removal in a neglected forest area (Natural Water Sanctuary Aso)

Harvested trees are effectively used as Ikurinzai wood for special purposes (Mashiki Town Hall, Kumamoto Prefecture)

A konara oak tree wrapped in sticky tape to prevent the spread of oak withering (Natural Water Sanctuary Kyoto Nishiyama)

Creating hunting grounds for the endangered Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Natural Water Sanctuary Akagi)

Tree planting by Suntory employees (Natural Water Sanctuary Tokyo Hinohara)

Our Natural Water Sanctuaries are forests rich in biodiversity, home to rare raptors such as the Mountain Hawk-Eagle and Eurasian Goshawk, as well as various small birds.

Warbling White-eye (Natural Water Sanctuary Tokyo Akigawa)

Eurasian Wren (Natural Water Sanctuary Okutama)

Bird names are listed in accordance with the Check-list of Japanese Birds, 8th Revised Edition.

Suntory Brewery Tours

Suntory’s four breweries are located where safe, high-quality natural water—ideal for beer brewing—can be consistently drawn from underground sources.