Sake, are you drinking it? Sake Ambassador @ Makoto Omori.

'Toast to Sake Tonight!', introducing recommended and rare Japanese sake from Niigata. The second edition of the

Here's the sake of the night!

Hokusetsu Shuzo Junmai Daiginjo-Genshu from Hokusetsu Shuzo Co Ltd, which has a brewery in Sado City!

• Hokusetsu Brewery ... was founded on Sado Island in 1872. Since then, the company has placed great importance on sake brewing, focusing on the rice, water, climate and people of Sado Island, based on the belief that the sake loved by the people must be safe and secure. The current production is approximately 5,000 koku (500,000 bottles). The brewery has won numerous awards at sake competitions in Japan and abroad, and has gained an international reputation, including being used by NOBU, a sake restaurant with outlets in major cities around the world, including the USA, Germany, Australia, the UK and Italy. The brewery has received international acclaim.

Among them, this sake is one of the most precious and is not even listed on the official website. It's a limited edition of the precious Hokusetsu brand, purchased at Omotesando Nespas (Niigata Prefecture antenna shop)!

Gratitude is a lovely word.

Specifications of Hokusetsu Grateful Sake Junmai Daiginjo-Genshu

Rice is 100% Koshitanrei from Sado Island.

• Semen-acid: 40 per cent
• Japanese Sake: ±0
• Acidity: not open
• Amino acidity: undisclosed
• Alcoholic strength: 17° C.
• Junmai Daiginjo Original Sake ※

The aroma is very floral and fruity. The taste of the rice and the richness of the wine spread on the palate. The taste is full and full-bodied.

It has the strength of an original sake, but finishes cleanly and smoothly.

This excellent sake was a glimpse into the high standards of Hokusetsu, and I felt that anyone would be delighted to receive it.

What's 'original'?

Incidentally, 'original sake' is sake that has not been watered. Sake is made by adding water to the finished, pressed sake in order to adjust the alcohol content. Sake called Harazake is made without adding water at all. This means that the alcohol content is high, but the flavour and umami remain strong, and the original taste of the sake can be enjoyed.

Now that we have introduced the "Thanksgiving Sake", we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your continued support.

To those who always read this Niigata Repo and my blog ( http://ameblo.jp/bigforest0819/ ) to the end; to those who like and comment frequently on Facebook; and to those who are involved in my personal life. And all those who are also involved in my personal life. Thank you very much indeed! Thank you very much for your continued support.

Toast tonight with sake of thanksgiving! Sake, the best!

Brewery information

Hokusetsu Brewery Co.

• Address: 2377-2, Tokuwa, Sado, Niigata 952-0706
• Tel: 0259-87-3105
• Website: http://sake-hokusetsu.com/