Basic Information
Brand: Manotsuru [mauno-tsuru]
Nickname : “Four Diamonds”
Type of sake: Daiginjo
Seimai Buai: Rice milled to 50 %
Alcohol: 15-16%
Bottle size, Case pack & UPC code:
720 ml, 12-pack, UPC 844650050035
300 ml, 12-pack, UPC 844650050042
Producer
Producer: Obata Shuzo
Owned by: Obata Family Founded: 1892
Location: 449,
Manoshinmachi, Sado-shi, Niigata 952-0318, Japan
Website: www.niigatasake.com
Toji (Master
Brewer): Kenya Kudo
Kudo-san has been making sake for 14 years and has been a sake master for 8 years. One of
the youngest toji in Japan.
Ingredients & Technical data
Rice: Go-hyaku-man-goku
Water: On-site
well water. Underground water from Ko-sado Mountains. Soft water.
Yeast: Kyokai #1701
SMV: +5 Acidity: 1.1 Amino acids: 0.8
No sulfites, no preservatives.
Other Information
Serving temp.: Chilled or at room temperature.
Tasting note: A very flowery fruit-like
fragrance which begins with a mild sweetness and hints of melon and apple on
the nose. Well-balanced, light, and smooth taste with a clean finish stands out
when served a bit cooler.
Food Paring: Appetizers.
Sea food, raw or grilled.
This sake is served to first &
business class passengers on AIR FRANCE for flights between Paris and
Tokyo/Osaka.Obata Shuzo has won gold medals at the national sake competition
for six years in a row. They also won the gold medal at the International Wine
Challenge in London in 2007.