Basic Information

Brand: Kaku-Rei [kaku-rey]

Type: Daiginjo

Rice Polishing: 48 %

Alcohol: 15-16% by volume

Bottle size: 720 ml Case Pack: 12 bottles

UPC Code: 844650000009

Producer

Producer: Aoki [ow-kie] Shuzo

Owned by: Aoki Family Founded: 1717

Location: 1214 Shiozawa, Minami-Uonuma-shi

Niigata 949-6408, JAPAN

Website: http://kakurei.co.jp

Toji (Sake Master):

Hidehiro Shinbo – Hidehiro-san who has been

working with sake for almost a half century, ensures that

the Aoki Family maintains its three-century-old tradition of

craftsmanship.

Ingredients & technical data

Rice: Yamada Nishiki

Water: On-site well water from an underground current

originating at Makihata-yama.

Hardness: 3.06. Mid-level soft water.

Yeast: Kyokai #14

SMV: +5 Acidity: 1.5 Amino acids: 0.9

Other information

Serving temp: Chilled or at room temperature.

Tasting notes: Aromatic, slightly floral, full bodied, hints of pear & apple. Clean finish.

Food pairing: White fish – raw or lightly cooked.

Oysters – creamy oysters, raw or steamed.

This sake won a gold award at the Joy of Sake (the US National Sake Appraisal) in 2006.