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Shiga Sake Festival in Otsu 202311
Ikemoto Sake Brewery / "Biwa no Chouju" Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
Aiming to produce sake with a unique flavor, Ikemoto brews full-bodied type sake with a robust taste and acidity.
The brewery is said to be the only one in Japan with the "low-temperature, super-long-term moromi" technique.
(Longer fermentation days give the sake a full-bodied flavor, but the longer the moromi is fermented, the more it dissolves and the bigger the flavor becomes.)
The water used is said to be the water that was served as "gozenmizu" when the 15th shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, visited the brewery to defeat the Tengu party.
Biwa no Chouju Junmai
The rich, robust flavor of the rice is followed by a slight sense of maturity. The end result is a tingling sensation and a sake-like feeling.
Unfortunately, the brewer was not present at the booth, so someone else was in charge, but I only tasted it because it was the last sip and that was it.
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