Prefecture: Fukuoka
Rice & polishing: Yamada Nishiki, polished to 55%
Style: Junmai Ginjo
Food pairings: Grilled fish, grilled pork, yakitori, char siew
Taste: Fragrant, refreshingly sweet, light, clean
Alc.: 15%
Brewed with top-quality Yamada Nishiki, steamed in a koshiki (a traditional rice-steaming vat) and fermented with haze-komi koji, a style of rice koji used for aromatic sake. It is brewed with great care during the coldest part of winter. The result is refreshingly sweet and light on the palate, with a gorgeous fragrance from the rice, a light savoury taste, soft texture and clean finish. Versatile at the table, it is especially good with hot dishes such as grilled fish and pork.
SMV: +1
2021 Kura Master — Gold (Junmai) 2017 Kura Master — Gold (Junmai)
About the brewery
Mii no Kotobuki brews in Mii District, Fukuoka, on the Chikugo Plain beside the Koishiwara River. A self-described ginjo house, it makes more than ninety per cent of its output as premium designated sake, most of it junmai grades. The business began as a rice merchant before moving into brewing.
