Japanese Sake Products
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Hakkaisan Kowagura Junmai Daiginjo
Hakkaisan Kowagura Junmai Daiginjo
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 45%
Brewery Location: Niigata
Food Pairings: Western Cuisine, Seafood Dishes.
Tasting Notes: Always striving for the highest quality, Hakkaisan has invested in building Kowagura, a new brewery dedicated to brewing ultra-premium sake. By utilizing every brewer’s mastered skills, knowledge, passion, and commitment to quality, together they created this flavorful and well-rounded premium sake –Hakkaisan Junmai Daiginjo Kowagura. The first sip will gracefully glide through the palate, and finishes smooth and clean. Sake created at this level not only enhances the taste of Japanese food but will also pair beautifully with the cuisines of the world.
Size: 720ml
Location: NY NJ Distribution, CA Distribution
Brewery: Hakkaisan Brewery Co., LTD
Founded: 1922
Profile: Founded in 1922, Hakkaisan Brewery is situated at the foot of Mount Hakkai in Niigata. The spring water that flows from the mountain is used to produce its sake. The guiding principles of the brewery are to produce the finest sake that people will never tire of, to apply the highest standards of production to all its sakes, and in order to achieve the smooth wonderfully pure and mellow flavors of Hakkaisan sake, the Brewery insists on producing in small batches, using hand-made koji and slow fermentation at low temperatures.
