• Prefecture: Aichi

• Rice & polishing: Yamada Nishiki (Special A, Hyogo), polished to 30%

• Style: Junmai Ginjo Genshu (undiluted)

• Food pairings: Sashimi, scallop carpaccio, tempura, steamed white fish

• Taste: Elegant, rich, smooth, mellow

• Alc.: 16%

The most highly polished sake in Gikyo's Junmai Ginjo range. Special A-grade Yamada Nishiki from Hyogo is polished down to 30% before brewing, and the sake is carefully kept at low temperature until it leaves the brewery. Bottled undiluted as genshu, it is elegant yet full, with a smooth, rounded palate and a long, refined finish. Serve chilled in a wine glass to enjoy its aroma.

SMV: +2.5

About the brewery

Yamachu Honke Shuzou was founded in the mid-Edo period and brews in Aisai, Aichi, with spring water linked to Mt. Ontake and drawn from around 250 metres below ground. Its aim is to draw the fullest potential from carefully grown rice, an approach that shows in the Gikyo label's range of genshu at different polishing ratios.

兵庫県産の特選「山田錦」を精米歩合30％まで精米した後、低温環境で丁寧に管理して醸造し、出荷しています。義侠の純米吟醸酒の中では、可能な限り精米歩合を高くした酒米を使用しています。