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
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.