Basic information

Brand: Midori Kawa [meedory-kawa]

Nickname: “Green River”

Type of Sake:　Honjozo

Seimai Buai: Rice milled to 60 %

Alcohol: 15-16%

Bottle size: 720 ml

Case Pack: 12 bottles

UPC Code: 844650035018

Producer

Producer: Midorikawa Shuzo

Owned by: Ohdaira Family Founded: 1884

Location: 4015-1 Aoshima, Uonuma-shi, Niigata 946-0043, JAPAN

Website: www.niigatasake.com

Toji (Master Brewer): Kozo Meguro – Meguro-san has been making

sake for Midorikawa since 1985, and has been a sake master since 1996.

Ingredients & Technical data

Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku, Hokuriku # 12, etc

Water: Soft water from the 50-meter deep on-site well.

Yeast: #74

SMV: +4 Acidity: 1.6 Amino acids: 1.3

No sulfites, no preservatives.

Other information

Serving temp.: Serve chilled or warmed.

Tasting note:　　 Delicate nose. Clean, crisp, and refreshing taste. Distinctive flavor.

All of the elements are well-balanced, a trademark of this kura.

House style- they do not focus on aroma but on quality and purity of flavor. Very defined and precise. Top flight producer of clean, pristine, connoisseur sake.

Midorikawa Shuzo won a gold medal at Japan National Sake Competition in 2008.