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The brewer of Hoshiizumi is Maruichi Shuzo (Kampo) in Agui-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi Prefecture.
It was awarded an honorable mention in the Junmai-shu category of the 2007 Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau Appraisal Contest.
They use Wakamizu and Matsuri-hare for the raw rice, and the rice is polished to 60%, making it a reasonably priced, slightly luxurious junmai-shu.
It has a sweet taste with a sake degree of +1 and is soft on the palate.
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