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      Gozenshu Junmai Daiginjo "Kei" sake
      Gozenshu Junmai Daiginjo "Kei" sake
      Gozenshu Junmai Daiginjo "Kei" sake

      Gozenshu Junmai Daiginjo "Kei" sake

      Ref : NISTSU5

      €15.00
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      This sake was awarded by the silver medal at the prestigious International Wine Challenge. Setting the standard of excellence, Gozenshu Junmai Daiginjo “Kei” is made from the finest Omachi rice, sumptuously polished at 50%. The pure taste of rice and the aroma make it a very special sake.

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      You will quickly be fascinated by its sweet banana scent after serving the sake in its glass, but it will gradually be awakened by the dew specific to Omachi rice when it is sipped.
      With its full-bodied acidity invigorating all sake, Kei is equally suitable as an aperitif or with a meal.

      Did you know that in modern sake brewing, the flavor mainly depends on the type of yeast used? There are certain types of yeast which impart more flavor. However, they are generally unstable to preserve the taste. Likewise, yeasts which impart more flavor produce less fragrance. In order to get the most out of both aspects, two types of yeast have been mixed to maintain the balance between aroma and taste.
      “Kei” truly embodies the quest for an aromatic and full-bodied sake.

      Perfect match :
      Chilled served : white fish sashimi, octopus carpaccio, raw tuna, fresh oysters, raw shellfish (clams, almonds, clams), cockle salad….

      Hot served : breaded oysters, stuffed shellfish, paella...

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      Data sheet

      Origin
      Okayama, Japan
      Brewery
      TSUJI HONTEN
      Weight
      300 ml net
      720 ml net
      Packaging
      green glass bottle
      Ingredients
      omachi rice, kôji
      Storage
      +5°C to +10°C
      Volume of pure alcohol
      16%
      Rice polishing ratio "seimaï-buai"
      50%
      Kobo/yeast/Kyokai
      KA4-01
      Acidity
      1.7
      Filtering
      Yabuta : The Yabuta filter press is a compressed air system equipped with a horizontal style originally developed by the YABUTA company. Yabuta filter press is equipped with the superior function of filtration and dewatering. This system does not create any damage to the filtered liquid.
      Appearance
      clear
      Palate
      complex
      dry
      Idéal tasting temperature
      +8°C to +10°C
      +40°C to +45°C
      Service
      Riedel Junmai
      Category
      Daiginjô
      Gozenshu
      Junmaï
      Sake counter value (SMV)
      +5
      Recommandation
      EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. DRINK WITH MODERATION. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL QUANTITY, CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD’S HEALTH. THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IS FORBIDDEN TO MINORS UNDER AGE 18
      Excise category
      I000
      TSUJI HONTEN TSUJI HONTEN

      Katsuyama is located in the Mimasaka region (old name for northern Okayama), long known as "Umasake no Kuni" (literally translated as "the land of beautiful sake"). With its cold climate coupled with fine groundwater and good rice for sake, Katsuyama provides an ideal environment for making sake. Indeed, these regional advantages have helped forge Gozenshu's motto: "Be responsible for making the best sake with local rice, water and genuine local craftsmanship." Over the generations, the philosophy has always inspired brewers to strive to make the best sake without any compromise. Gozenshu sake embodies a clean taste unlike the sake produced in the southern part of Okayama. While southern sake tastes relatively sweet, the crisp taste of Gozenshu is what local drinkers have been asking for, in large part because of the cold winters they have to endure. At Gozenshu, they have been eager to make junmai sake for over four decades, long before the recent junmai fashion emerged. It's safe to say that junmai makes up about 70% of all of their products. In recent years, the brewing has been run by Okayama's first female Tôji, Master Brewer, Maiko Tsuji (7th generation of the family) who inherited the post from her mentor Takumi Harada after his death in 2007 (Japan does not have to date that 20 Tôji women out of 1200 Tôji). Harada was a fine master, famous, who had worked for Gozenshu for over 40 years. With Tsuji at the helm of his team of young brewers, Gozenshu Brewery has been revitalized and continues to dedicate itself to the art of sake making. The Tsuji family was also keen to pursue cultural activities during the Meiji and Showa periods. Since the heads of households at the time were so-called culture lovers, their brewery was visited by famous artists and writers such as Tekkan and Akiko Yosano (author / poet), Saishu Onoe (poet / chirographer), Hekidoto Kawahigashi (poet / essayist) to name a few. Separately, a giant of Japanese literature, Junichiro Tanizaki (also passionate about sake) wrote one of his major novels, The Makioka Sisters, while he was evacuated to Katsuyama during World War II. His temporary residence remains to this day and continues to attract visitors to the city. In the recent past, the list of those who have affectionately visited this brewery includes Tatsuya Naramoto (historian), Yasaburo Ikeda (scholar), Kiyoshi Atsumi (actor) and Rokusuke Ei (lyricist). “Cultural exchange through the best sake” is precisely what the story of Gozenshu consists of. Everything was made possible thanks to the sincere dedication of their ancestors who conveyed the true art of sake making and its culture.
      Finally, it is necessary to remember two major points concerning the Tsuji family: they are at the origin of the rebirth of the Bodaimoto method for the preparation of the starter and Tsuji Honten will be in the coming months the only brewery not to be only make nihonshu from one and the same rice, the omachi. The Bodaimoto method had disappeared 4 centuries ago with the advent of the Kimoto method. In the days of the Bodaïmoto method, sake brewers made their patties all year round, which frequently negatively impacted the stability of the sake. The Kimoto method has favored the manufacture of sake in winter, thus guaranteeing very good stability to the brewed drink. The Bodaimoto Method was rediscovered in 1980, in an ancient Japanese book, "Nihon Sankaimeisan Zue" (Japanese Sake Making Method) unearthed in England by antique dealer Mike Deen, uncle by marriage of the current President of Tsuji Honten.

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