Japanese Sake Products
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Gangi Musuhi
Gangi Musuhi
Class: Unclassified
Style: Genshu
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: N/A
Brewery Location: Yamaguchi
Food Pairings: Japanese or French Cuisine, Peppery Greens, Sashimi, Grilled Fish, Shellfish.
Tasting Notes: "Gangi Musuhi" is best paired with food, offering bright flavor, tight acidity, and a clean nose reminiscent of the pure air of the beautiful farming fields of So’o. Crafted from organic Yamada Nishiki rice grown by natural farming methods, involving formerly abandoned and since resuscitated rice terraces, the concept of this sake is "rebirth.” The label continues the concept by showing the brilliance of the beginning of life emerging from the darkness. Yaoshin Shuzo has partnered with local farmers to continue to produce organic sake rice, with the goal of ongoing agricultural and environmental sustainability.
Size: 720ml
Location: CA Distribution
Brewery: Yaoshin Shuzo
Founded: 1922
Profile: Yaoshin Brewery's brand name “Gangi” refers to the stepped piers that line the nearby river. They brew sake in an honest, straightforward manner, and try to perform as little post-processing as possible by forgoing widely practiced steps like roka (carbon filtration). All of their sake is Junmai as well - meaning that they do not fortify their sake with brewer's alcohol despite this being a traditional sake brewing technique. Just as an artist carves away layers of wood to reveal the beautiful wooden sculpture inside, so does Yaoshin wish to carve rice to reveal the delicious sake hidden inside.
