• Prefecture: Fukui

• Rice & polishing: Gohyakumangoku, polished to 60%

• Style: Junmai

• Food pairings: Yakiniku, hamburger steak, sashimi, nikujaga (meat and potato stew)

• Taste: Mellow, gently sweet, lightly bitter, clean

• Alc.: 14.5%

Mellow sweetness and a pleasing acidity melt slowly across the palate, followed by a gentle bitterness that keeps the finish clean and simple. Brewed from Gohyakumangoku rice polished to 60%, this Junmai is unusually versatile when it comes to temperature: it can be enjoyed anywhere from well chilled (around 5°C) to hot (around 50°C), showing a slightly different side at each step. A relaxed, food-friendly sake that is as happy with grilled meat and Italian dishes as it is with sashimi and salads.

About the brewery

The brewery works in Ono, a castle town in Fukui known for its clear spring water, drawing on the locally famous Goshimizu, one of Japan's designated Top 100 Waters. Sixth-generation owner Rui Izumi is also the toji, and has steered the kura away from the assumption that good sake must be dry, developing sweeter and more experimental styles. It makes only premium, hand-crafted grades.

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