• Prefecture: Niigata

• Rice & polishing: Koshitanrei and Koshiibuki, polished to 58%

• Style: Junmai

• Food pairings: Grilled fish, simmered vegetables, yudofu (simmered tofu), Hainanese chicken rice

• Taste: Fresh, light, soft, clean

Kirinzan's Yawaraka, or "Mellow", sets out to be different from the typical Junmai, which tends to be rich and heavy with strong yeast character. Instead it is fresh and light on the palate, with just the right amount of umami. Brewed with Koshitanrei and Koshiibuki rice polished to 58%, it shows a distinctive rice flavour, goes down smoothly and leaves a pleasant, clean aftertaste. Serve chilled with everyday dishes.

Acidity: 1.3

About the brewery

Kirinzan has brewed at Tsugawa in the mountains of Aga, Niigata, since 1843. It sources all of its sake rice from within a ten-kilometre radius, working with around fifty-five local growers and sending its own brewers into the fields from planting to harvest. Brewing water is very soft water from the Tokonami river system, and the house is a reference producer of Niigata's dry tanrei karakuchi style.

軽快でまろやか。お米のやさしい旨味とさっぱりとした飲み口が人気の定番酒。温めると味わいがより豊かになりま 原料米：越淡麗&こいしぶき酸度：1.3 精米歩合：40％