Basic Information

Brand: Awa Yuki [ah-wah you-kee]

Type: Nigori (un-filtered), Junmai.

Seimai Buai: Rice milled to 65%

Alcohol: 15-16% in volume

Size & UPS: 500 ml, 12-pack UPS 844650040029

Producer

Producer: Minogawa [mee-no-gawa] Shuzo Founded: 1827

Owned by: Matsumoto Family

Location: 2-13-31 Miyahara, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata 940-0083 Japan

Website: www.niigatasake.com

President: Eiji Matsumoto – the 8^th generation of the owner/founding family.

Toji (Master Brewer): Masayuki Tanaka

Tanaka-san has been making sake for two decades.

Ingredients & Technical data

Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku, Koshi Ibuki

Water: Underground water currents from the Shinano River and the Higashiyama mountains are pumped up from the 90 meter deep on-site well. Soft water.

Yeast: Kyokai #7

No sulfites, no preservatives.

Nihonshu-do (Sake Meter Value): +3 Acidity: 1.5 Amino acids: 1.5

Other information

Serving temp.: Serve chilled. Shake the bottle before opening it.

Tasting note: Well rounded, medium dry & creamy.

It tastes more refreshing with a few drops of fresh lemon juice.

Food pairing: Spicy food, teriyaki, roasted chicken, etc.

Shelf life: 12 months or more in a refrigerator.

6 months in a closed room at temperature of 55 deg F or lower.

Minogawa Shuzo has won gold awards at Japan National Sake Competition for four years in a row in 2009 – 2012.