The Silver-Indigo is created using a special yeast originally developed by Toji Tanaka more than 20 years ago, revived specifically for this expression. This bottling explores the contrast between delicate aromatics and profound umami. Gleaming with a subtle blue-green tinge, Indigo opens with an inviting nose of peach candy and white flowers. Light and crisp on the palate, it features a luscious mid-palate sweetness filled with notes of crème anglaise and baked lemon, all anchored by a striking granitic minerality. A textural lift carries the bright fruit into a soft finishing kiss of sweetness.
Brewery
Founded 1665; re-established in Matsukawa as Ilaka Sake Atelier in 2024
Location
Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture
Toji
Katsumi Tanaka
Style
Genshu
Water Source
Incredibly soft (7mg/L) mountain snowmelt filtered through granitic soils, forming an underground river
Koji Type
White & yellow
Rice
Kinmonnishiki (Matsukawa village-grown)
Shubo
Sokujo-moto
Yeast
P33-37
Pressing
Yabuta
Filtration
Muroka (no charcoal)
Pasteurization
Binkan hi-ire (Nama Chozo)—exacting and brief time at temperature depending on the rice and fermentation
ABV
15%
Pack Size
12x720mL