Atagonomatsu Junmai Ginjo Hitonatsu no Koi

Product Description

• Taste: Banana, melon, light, fresh

• Description: A summer sake from Atagonomatsu, with a mild aroma reminiscent of banana and melon and a gentle, bud-like acidity. The palate is light and fresh, so it never feels heavy even on the hottest day, and it sharpens the appetite rather than dulling it. That brightness makes it an easy partner for a wide range of food, from grilled seafood to simple bar snacks. Serve well chilled to enjoy it at its best as a seasonal summer sake.

• Food pairings: Grilled squid, chicken satay, edamame, chilled tofu

Specs

• Prefecture: Miyagi

• Rice & polishing: Local rice, polished to 55%

• Style: Junmai Ginjo, summer seasonal release

• Alc.: 15%

• SMV: +3

All prices are inclusive of 9% GST.

Niizawa Brewery dates its founding to 1895 in Osaki, Miyagi, and moved production to Kawasaki Town in Shibata District in 2011. Instead of a conventional toji hierarchy, its brewers work as a team under a young head brewer, with the stated aim that today's sake should be better than yesterday's. It invests heavily in equipment, using diamond-roll milling to reach very high polishing rates and storing all finished sake at minus five degrees.