Tsuki no Katsura Junmai Ginjo Sake, 720ml [Kyoto]
£26.99
Tsuki no Katsura Junmai Ginjo Sake, 720ml [Kyoto]
£26.99
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Product Description
Description
Product Name: Tsuki no Katsura Junmai Ginjo Sake, 720ml | 月の桂 純米吟醸
Brewery: Masuda Tokubee Shoten Co., Ltd. | 株式会社増田德兵衞商店
Sake Classification: Junmai Ginjo | 純米吟醸 | 16.2 % ABV | 720ml
Area: Fushimi, Kyoto | 京都 伏見
Serving Recommendations: Consume at temperature range from ~ 6 °C to 13 °C
♦Tasting Note
“This junmai ginjo sake has a complex yet elegant taste that balances the fruity aroma of green apples and strawberries with the natural flavour of rice. It has a smooth texture with a lingering aftertaste of alternating sourness, bitterness and sweetness. It enhances the flavour of food and pairs particularly well with fresh fish and seafood.”
♦A few words about sake storage
Sake changes its color and flavor over time, especially when exposed to direct light and fluctuating temperatures. Therefore, the best way to store sake is in a dark and cool place. At Taste of Japan, we invested energy efficient cooling facilities to store our sake at below 3 °C for long term maturation.
Additional information
Weight
SKU
JP-AL-00001_R
Rice Polishing Ratio
55%
Ingredients
Rice, Rice Koji, Water
Storage Condition
Before open: Store in a cool, dry and dark place or in a refrigerator (around 5 °C). After opened: Keep refrigerated at around 5 °C
Number in Pack
1
Manufacturers
Masuda Tokubee Shoten Co., Ltd.
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN)
JP-AL-00001
Brewery backstory
“The river water of Katsura in the clear moon is drawn at night and prospers to the world.”
This poem, written by a man called Anenkoji Arinaga, has defined the history of the Tsuki no Katsura brewery. Possibly the oldest brewery in the legendary sake brewing region of Fushimi, Tsuki no Katsura was founded in 1675.
Founded by the Musada family, sake has been made at the brewery for 14 generations and the family has been innovating for years.
Interesting facts:
– Tsuki no Katsura sake is known as ‘literary sake’ because a lot of creatives and writers have a taste for it!
– In 1964, the brewery was responsible for creating the nigori (cloudy) sake category.
– The brewery works with a special kind of sake rice called Iwai with rice farmers in Kyoto.
About Fushimi:
Fushimi is one of the most famous sake brewing regions in Japan. Home to one of the three chief sake-making guilds, Nanbu Toji, the region is known for its soft, spring water.
This water comes from the famous ‘Seven Wells of Fushimi’ that has been essential in making Fushimi sake since ancient times. Because of the soft quality of the water, Fushimi sake is sometimes called onna-zake (women sake)
