AICHI・Shitara-cho
Houraisen Kuu Junmaidaiginjo
ほうらいせん くう じゅんまいだいぎんじょう ／ Houraisen Kuu Junmaidaiginjo
Junmai
Daiginjo
This is a junmai daiginjo with a moderate aroma and a flavor whose rice umami and sweetness were slowly brought out.
The name "Kuu" expresses the brewery's hope to make an expansive, flavorful sake that pertains to "kuu no kokoro (heart of emptiness)," meaning free of bias or devotion.
- Sake brewery
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関谷醸造株式会社
- SEKIYA BREWERY Co.,Ltd. -
Flavor profile
Recommended temperature
chilled
room temperature
Heated
Sake vessels
Use a sake cup with straight sides to enjoy the light and clean sake.
Food pairing
Lean fish dishes, like white fish sashimi, blowfish sashimi, and salt-grilled ayu (sweetfish). Other pairings include konjac yam mixed with mashed tofu, and tofu dishes like tofu hot pot.
Sake profile
| Prefecture | AICHI |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Shitara-cho |
| Type of sake | Junmai Daiginjo |
| Ingredients | rice , rice koji |
| Sake rice | Yamada Nishiki (山田錦) |
| Location of sake rice production | Hyogo and Tokushima prefectures |
| brewing water | Spring water (exremely soft water) |
| Rice polishing ratio | 40% |
| Acl / Vol. | 15% |
| Flavor | Neutral |
Type of sake
Rice polishing ratio
50% or lower
Rice polishing ratio
60% or lower
Rice polishing ratio
70% or lower
Rice polishing ratio
80% or lower
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