酔生夢死
Kame-no-o" is a "phantom sake rice" that was cultivated throughout the Tohoku region during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras, but disappeared due to its susceptibility to disease and pests, and its tendency to fall over easily.
When Kisugi Kusumi, the sixth generation of Kusumi Sake Brewer, heard this from an elder Echigo Touji, he was filled with romance and said, "I really want to make sake with that rice! In 1980, he obtained 1,500 grains of Kame-no-o rice from the Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka Agricultural Experiment Station, harvested 4,800 kg two years later, and brewed his first bottle with 600 kg in December. 5 years later, the manga "Natsuko's Sake," based on the sake brewing process using a reproduction of Kame-no-o rice, began serialization in comic magazines, and in 1994, the TV drama "Natsuko's Sake" was produced. In 1994, the TV drama "Natsuko's Sake" was broadcast. In 2008, the world-renowned wine critic Robert Parker Advocate rated sake for the first time and awarded it "No. 1" out of 800 brands nationwide with the highest Parker point of 98.
Ingredients: 100% contract-grown Kame-no-o
Rice polishing ratio 40
Alcohol content 16
Sake meter degree +4
Acidity 1.4
12 degrees Hanakairo
Refreshing aroma, more flower than fruit
Soft mouthfeel
Slightly sweet like dried persimmon
core of acidity cuts through the sweetness.
The lingering finish is very fragile and very beautiful.
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