Basic Information

 

Brand:            Buna no Tsuyu [bouna-no-tsuyu]

Nickname:     Dewdrops

Type of Sake:         Tokubetsu Junmai.

Seimai Buai:   Rice milled to 60 %

Alcohol:          15-16% in volume

Bottle size:    720 ml           Case pack: 12 bottles

UPC Code:    844650045000

 

Producer

 

Producer:     Musashino [mu-sashi-no] Shuzo

Owned by:    Kobayashi Family

Location:      4-7-46 Nishishiro-cho, Joetsu-shi, Niigata 943-0834 Japan

Founded:      1916 (takeover)

Website:        www.niigatasake.com

www.musashino-shuzo.com          

Toji (Master Brewer): Kenji Fujii    Fujii-san has been making sake

 for four decades at Musashino. He is a skillful sake rice grower as well.

 

 

Ingredients & Technical data

 

Rice:               Gohyaku-man-goku

Water:            Soft water from legendary spring called "Kobo-Shimizu"

 in Maki village.

Yeast:                        Kyokai #9

SMV:               +5      Acidity:          1.5     Amino acids: 1.4

 

No sulfites, no preservatives.

 

Other information

 

Serving temp.:  Serve chilled, room temperature, or slightly warmed.

Tasting note:    Lychee and floral on the nose.  Racy acidity.  Melony fruit finish.

Food pairing:              White fish - lightly grilled, steamed or simmered.

  Vegetables - grilled, steamed or boiled. Steamboat dishes (Nabe).

 

The Gohyaku-man-goku rice for this sake is grown by five local farmers in mountainous Maki village.  Musashino won the highest position in the Niigata Sake Competition in 2005.