Pale, light straw in color, this Tokubetsu Junmai opens with an elegant nose of white flowers and hay. The palate offers nuanced layers of crème anglaise before tapering into a crisp, exceptionally dry finish—pristine, with a broad, clean texture.
Brewery
Yoshimura Hideo Shoten
Founded in
1915 in Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture
Toji
Akiko Fujita
Water Source
Medium-soft water from the Kinokawa River
Designation
Tokubetsu Junmai
Koji Type
Yellow
Koji Mai
Yamadanishiki (Hyogo-grown), 60% seimai buai
Kake Mai
Miyamanishiki (Nagano-grown), 60% seimai buai
Shubo
Sokujo-moto
Yeast
1401
Pressing
Yabuta
Filtration
Cloth
Pasteurization
Hi-ire by plate heater (Nama Chozo)—brief time at temperature depending on the rice and fermentation
ABV
15.9%
SMV
+2.5
Pack Size
12x720mL