Basic information
Brand : Matsunoi [matsu-noy]
Nickname : “Wishing Well”
Type of sake:
Tokubetsu Honjozo
Seimai Buai: Rice
polished to 58%.
Alcohol: 15-16% by volume
Bottle size, BPC, & UPC Code:
1.8L/6 844650030044
720ml/12 844650030013
300ml/12 844650030020
Producer
Producer: Matsunoi Shuzojo Founded: 1895
Owned by: Furusawa Family
Location: 50-1 Ueno
Tokamachi-shi, Niigata, 948-0122 Japan
Website: www.niigatasake.com
Toji (Master
Brewer):
Toshi Adachi. Toshi-san has been making sake
for over a half century.
He has been a sake master for three decades.
Ingredients & Technical data
Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku and Yukino-sei
Water: On-site well water, soft water
Yeast: Kyokai #7 & #10
SMV: +5 Acidity: 1.3 Amino acids: 1
No sulfites, no preservatives.
Other information
Serving temp.: Chilled, room temperature, or warmed
Tasting note: Aromas of peach,
almond, and hazelnut. Crisp, nutty
and dry.
Food Pairing: Blackened ahi tuna
with mustard sauce, Grilled mushroom, Japanese soba noodle.
Matsunoi Shuzojo won gold medals at Japan National Sake
Competition in 2007, 2003, etc.