Japanese Sake List
Information on hundreds of Sakes, including photos of bottles, spec sheets, and brewery information
Mimurosugi 'Dio Abita'
Mimurosugi 'Dio Abita'
Class: Unclassified
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
Brewery Location: Nara
Food Pairings: An excellent, food-friendly sake for pairing with a wide range of dishes, such as white fish carpaccio and fresh spring rolls.
Tasting Notes: Dio Abita (“God dwells” in Italian) is crafted with “water of the gods” from Mt. Miwa and Yamada Nishiki rice with a rice polishing ratio of 60%. It is a single heat-treated genshu sake with an alcohol content of 13%, created without the use of carbon filtration. Fresh, lemonade-like Ginjo aroma, fruity juiciness, well-rounded sweetness and umami and clean acidity on the finish. An absolutely divine experience that leaves you wanting more.
Size: 720ml
Location: NY NJ Distribution, CA Distribution
Brewery: Imanishi Shuzo
Founded: 1660
Profile: Established in 1660 in Miwa, Nara, known as the resting place of god of sake, Mimurosugi has been brewing for more than 350 years. They are devoted to the "god of sake" and "god of brewing" and brewing for Omiwa Shrine, Japan's oldest shrine. The brewery's slogan is "to drink Miwa". They use water from their wells in the brewery which draws ground water from the sacred Mt. Miwa The rice used is grown with the same water by specially contracted farms.
