Tsukinowa Shuzo Moon Ring Tokubetsu Junmai Premium Sake 720 ML

Beautiful presentation in a black paper shroud for the bottle. When chilled, the aroma was fruity – peachy. At room temperature, the aroma shifted woodsier and grainier. Beautiful light golden hue in the glass. The initial taste is fairly bold. We described the flavor progression as: sweet fruits, quickly shifting to smoky bamboo and a rapid taper to a slightly sour finish. Strong feel on the throat as it goes down.\n \n Distillery Information\n Shiwa City is home to the ancient and revered Nanbu Sake Brewing Guild, famous for their koji expertise. Today, the 133-year-old brewery is under the direction of toji brewmaster Hiroko Yokozawa, one of the bright stars among the growing ranks of exceptional women toji in Japan. Hiroko returned to work with her father in 2006 and has since taken the brewery to new heights of quality, winning medals worldwide, balancing a modern style with deeply rooted brewing traditions, expanding production, and inspiring her young brewing team. Hiroko has made sake with mochi rice and distills her own kasutori shochu from sake lees. At the brewery, Tsukinowa employs an extended koji propagation and uses traditional wooden vats for steaming the rice and traditional fune for pressing their sake.