Water-white in the glass, Gekka opens with serene aromatics of fine sugar fondant, soft white pear, and ripe white peach. Sleek and silky-soft on the palate, its texture feels effortlessly unctuous yet light as a feather, beautifully showcasing the pure harmony of pristine water and rice. An everlasting, crystalline finish lingers with extraordinary persistence.
Brewery
Tenryohai (since 2008)
Founded
In the late 1800s as Sado Meijo
Location
Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture
Toji
Senichi Kato
Style
Genshu
Water Source
Medium-soft snowmelt from Mt. Kinpoku, arriving as underground spring water
Koji Type
Byakuya/Hikami Ginjo blended, super so-haze
Koji-mai
Yamadanishiki (Sado Island-grown)
Kake-mai
Gohyakumangoku (Sado Island-grown)
Shubo
Ko-on Toka Moto
Yeast
TR8
Pressing
Yabuta
Filtration
Super-fine filter
Pasteurization
Binkan hi-ire (Nama Chozo)—six different exacting and brief periods of time at temperature depending on the rice and fermentation
ABV
13.5%
Pack Size
12x720mL