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:    500 ml, 12-pack

UPC Code:    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 (takeover)

Website:        www.niigatasake.com

www.musashino-shuzo.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.