Basic Information

Brand: Yukikage [yewkee-ka-gey]

Nickname: Snow Shadow

Type: Tokubetsu Junmai

Rice Polishing: 58%.

Alcohol: 14-15% by volume

Size & UPC code:

720ml, 12-pack, UPC 844650020007

300ml, 12-pcak, UPC 844650020014

Producer

Producer: Kinshihai [keen-shi-hai] Shuzo Founded: 1825

Owned by: Shigeno family

Location: 836 Motodai, Gosen-shi, Niigata 959-1761, JAPAN

Website: www.kinshihai.com or www.niigatasake.com

Toji (Sake Master): Noboru Abe

Noboru-san has been making sake at Kinshihai since 1959.

Ingredients & technical data

Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku and koshi-ibuki

Water: On-site well water, called Tengu's spring water.

Yeast: S-3

SMV: +4 Acidity: 1.3 Amino acids: 1.0

Other information

Serving temp. : Slightly chilled, room temperature, or lukewarm.

Tasting note: Aroma shows apple marzipan.

Soft, light bodied and long finish.

Thanks to fermentation with the s-3 yeast and lower alcohol content, this sake has a light, soft, smooth taste and light fruity aroma.

Kinshihai Shuzo has won gold medals at the national sake competition in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2001, etc. Yukikage “Snow Shadow” won the gold award at US National Sake Appraisal “Joy of Sake” in 2006.