Basic Information

Brand: Nyukon [nyu-koun]

Nickname: “Into Your Soul”

Type: Tokubetsu Honjozo.

Rice polishing: 60 %

Alcohol: 15-16%

Bottle size: 720 ml

Case Pack: 12 bottles

UPC code: 844650045017

Producer

Producer: Musashino [mu-sashi-no] Shuzo

Owned by: Kobayashi Family

Founded: 1916 (takeover)

Location: 4-7-46 Nishishiro-cho, Joetsu-shi,

Niigata 943-0834 Japan

Website: http://www.musashino-shuzo.com/

Toji (Sake Master): Kenji Fujii

Kenji-san has been making sake for four decades

at Musashino Shuzo and has spent the last 10 as a sake master.

Ingredients & Technical data

Rice: Gohyaku-man-goku

Water: Underground water from Myoko Mountains, soft water

Yeast: Kyokai #9

SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.3 Amino acids: 0.9

Other information

Serving temp. : Serve chilled, at room temperature, or slightly warm.

Tasting note: Subtle nose with hints of tea, peach, and apricot.

Clean and understated. Matches well with appetizers and hot pots.

Musashino won the highest position in the Niigata competition among the region's more than 80 producers in March of 2005.