Basic information

 

Brand:   Midori-Kawa  [meedory-kawa]

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 2015 & 2008.