Basic Information
Brand : Kirin-zan
Type of sake: Junmai
Seimai Buai: Rice milled to 60 %
Alcohol: 15-16% by volume
Size & BPC: 720ml, 12-pack
UPC Code: 844650025033
Producer
Name: Kirinzan
Shuzo Founded: circa 1820
Owned by: Saito Family
Location: 46 Tsugawa, Aga-cho,
Higashi-kanbara-gun, Niigata 959-4402 Japan
Website: www.niigatasake.com
Toji (Master Brewer): Takeo Goto
Mr. Goto has been making sake for
over 20 years. He works in the
local rice fields in the summer months and brews the rice in the fall &
winter.
Ingredients & Technical data
Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku and Yukinosei
Water: Soft
water Yeast: G9NF
SMV: +4 Acidity: 1.4 Amino acids: 1.3
No sulfite, no preservatives.
Other Information
Suggested service: Chilled, Room temp., Luke-warm
Tasting note: Dry, pure & clean taste. Tanrei karakuchi (Niigata style dry
& clean taste).
Food pairing:
Matches well with most of Japanese dishes, especially when served room temp or
lukewarm. Sukiyaki, Eel kabayaki, etc
Kirinzan Shuzo is located near Mt.
Kirin (= Kirin-zan) in Tsugawa, Niigata. Kirin is a mythical creature much like
a flying unicorn, is believed to bring about happiness and luck.
Kirinzan Shuzo won gold medals at
Japan National Sake Competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009.