Japanese Sake List
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Kikusui Sakamai Junmai Daiginjo Genshu
Kikusui Sakamai Junmai Daiginjo Genshu
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Sakamai Kikusui
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 40%
Brewery Location: Niigata
Food Pairings: Slightly fatty white fish
Tasting Notes: A refreshing aroma that resembles apples and solid flavor characteristic of genshu.
Awards: Sake Competition 2017 - Junmai Daiginjo Division Silver
Size: 720ml
Location: NY NJ Distribution, CA Distribution
Brewery: Kikusui Sake Co. LTD.
Founded: 1881
Profile: With 130 years of history on their shoulders, the Kikusui Sake Company of Niigata prefecture built themselves up from the bottom. The name "Kikusui" is a reference to a Noh theatre play, wherein the dew (Sui) from the petals of chrysanthemums (Kiku) grant eternal life. In 2004 they established the Kikusui Sake Research Institute in an effort to both raise the bar on the quality of their offerings and wrestle with concepts such as enjoyment of sake, and sake culture. They are proud to produce "Funaguchi" - Japan's first commercially available Nama (unpasteurized) sake.
