Mukai Shuzo - Kyo no Haru

Classifications

Junmai • Pure Rice Sake
Nama • Unpasteurised
Genshu • Undiluted
Kimoto • Traditional yeast starter method

Specifications

Rice: Iwai
Yeast: #6
Alcohol: 17%
Polish rate: 60%
Format: 720ml
Year: 2018

What you can expect:

Here’s a masterpiece example of a dry sake that is complex, carrying layers and layers of flavour. Try it warmed to unlock its rich, gripping umami.

Brewed with local Iwai rice polished to ginjo level and the arduous kimoto starter method, this is a sake that gets better with age.

About Mukai Shuzo | Ine, Kyoto Prefecture

In the idyllic fishing town of Ine lies a small brewery that has made a big impact. Kuniko Mukai was a country girl, coaxed by her parents to study in the Tokyo University of Agriculture. Her flagship Ine Mankai , a challenge set out by Prof. Takeda, has propelled the quaint village onto the sake map. She assumed the role of toji at the young age of 22. Her sakes are a reflection of her outgoing and curious nature, a cheery, infectious soul who constantly pushes forward.