Minami Shuzo is a small sake brewery located in Yasuda-cho, Kochi Prefecture, with an annual production of about 300 koku.
One koku equals 100 bottles, so 300 koku is only about 30,000 bottles.
Minami Shuzo's sake is dry and acidic, typical of Tosa, and is carefully handmade.
The standard junmai ginjo-shu is brewed with Matsuyama Mitsui, a locally grown rice, while this Banshu Yamadanishiki is made with Banshu Yamadanishiki,
This Banshu Yamadanishiki 50% is made from 50% polished Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture and brewed with Kochi Prefecture yeast,
This Banshu Yamadanishiki 50% is made with 50% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture and brewed with Kochi Prefecture yeast.
This Junmai Ginjo has a delicious flavor with the thickness and fullness of the rice.
Wakamatsuya.
Slightly grapey aroma and gassy.
Slightly sweet and immediately tangy.
Dry tasting sake.
No classical feeling.
Can be matched with fried fish with tartar or Worcestershire sauce.
Easy to drink dry sake. Goes well with fish-based dishes.
At a bar in Omori.
It is a special junmai, but has a fruity aroma.
It has a gentle melon-type aroma.
It is aromatic and dry, but has a good amount of refreshing sweetness.