Basic Information

 

Brand:            Awa Yuki [ah-wah you-kee]

Type:            Nigori (un-filtered), Junmai.

Seimai Buai:   Rice milled to 65%

Alcohol:          15-16% in volume

Bottle size:    500 ml           Case pack: 12 bottles

UPC Code:     844650040029

 

Producer

 

Producer:     Minogawa [mee-no-gawa] Shuzo      Founded:    1827

Owned by:    Matsumoto Family

Location:      2-13-31 Miyahara, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata 940-0083 Japan

Website:        www.niigatasake.com

                        www1.ocn.ne.jp/~minogawa

Toji (Master Brewer):       Masayuki Tanaka

Tanaka-san has been making sake for two decades.

 

Ingredients & Technical data

 

Rice:               Gohyaku-man-goku, Koshi Ibuki

Water:            Underground water currents from the Shinano River and the Higashiyama mountains are pumped up from the 90 meter deep on-site well. Soft water.                

Yeast:            Kyokai #7

SMV:               +3        Acidity:   1.5 Amino acids: 1.5

 

No sulfites, no preservatives.

 

Other information

 

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

Tasting note:    Well rounded, medium dry & creamy.

                    It tastes more refreshing with a few drops of fresh lemon juice.

Food pairing:            Spicy food, teriyaki, roasted chicken, etc.

Shelf life:       12 months or more in a refrigerator.

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

 

Minogawa Shuzo has won gold awards at Japan National Sake Competition in 2009, 2006, 2005, 2003, etc.