Water-white, Narukami leads with a soft, intriguing nose of bubble gum and black licorice. The palate is supple and round, with a gentle sweetness, narrowing gracefully on the back palate into a pure, crisp finish.
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
Ipponjime (Sado Island-grown)
Shubo
Ko-on Toka Moto
Yeast
Original (TRH01)
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