Basic Information

Brand: DAKU [dah-koo]

Type: Nigori (cloudy sake), Junmai.

Seimai Buai: Rice milled to 70 %

Alcohol: 15-16% in volume

Bottle size, BPC & UPC Code:

1.8L, 6-pack, 844650045086

500 ml, 12-pack 844650045024

Producer

Producer: Musashino [mu-sashi-noh] Shuzo

Owned by: Kobayashi Family

Location: 4-7-46 Nishishiro-cho, Joetsu-shi, Niigata 943-0834 Japan

Founded: 1916

Website: www.niigatasake.com

Toji (Master Brewer): Kenji Fujii

Mr. Fujii has been making sake for four decades at Musashino.

Ingredients & Technical data

Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku, Koshi-Ibuki

Water: Soft water. Yeast: S-3

SMV: - 12 Acidity: 1.7 Amino acids: 1.3

No sulfites, no preservatives.

Other information

Serving suggestion: Serve chilled. Shake the bottle before opening it.

Tasting note: Tropical nose of fruits. Mild & creamy.

Food pairing: Spicy food, Teriyaki, Steamboats (Nabe, Jjigae, Hot pots)

Shelf life: 12 months or more in a refrigerator.

6 months in a closed room at temperature of 55 deg F or lower. 3 months in a store at 55 deg F.

Musashino won the highest position in the Niigata competition among the region's more than 80 producers in 2005.