• Prefecture: Ishikawa

• Rice & polishing: Yamada Nishiki, polished to 40%

• Style: Daiginjo

• Food pairings: Sashimi, steamed crab, grilled white fish, light salads

• Taste: Elegant, fruity, clean, lightly dry

• Alc.: 15.8%

A special limited Daiginjo named after Maeda Toshiie, founder of the Kaga domain, from Yachiya Shuzo, a brewery with long ties to the Maeda family. Made with Yamada Nishiki polished to 40%, it opens with a sweet, fruity fragrance touched with citrus. The palate is smooth and well rounded, lightly dry, with gentle acidity and a quiet, clean finish. Serve chilled.

SMV: +4｜Acidity: 1.5

About the brewery

Yachiya Shuzo brews the Kaga Tsuru label at Ohimachi in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. The brewery presents itself as a Kaga domain brewery and purveyor to the Maeda lords, and its range runs from honjozo and junmai through to daiginjo.

加賀藩祖である前田利家公ゆかりのやちや酒造ならでは「前田利家公」の名を商品名とした特別限定酒です。酒造好適米の最高峰である山田錦を使用して作られた大吟醸酒です。フルーティーな香りと穏やかな酸味が調和したお酒です。