Basic Information

Brand: Manotsuru [mauno-tsuru]

Nickname : “Four Diamonds”

Type: Junmai Ginjo, Genshu (un-diluted)

Rice Polishing: 55 %

Alcohol: 17-18%

Size & UPC code:

500 ml, 12-pack, UPC 844650050028

Producer

Producer: Obata Shuzo

Owned by: Obata Family Founded: 1892

Location: 449, Manoshinmachi, Sado-city,

Niigata 952-0318, Japan

Website:　 http://www.obata-shuzo.com/en/Default.htm

Toji (Sake Master):

Kenya Kudo – Kenya-san has been making sake for 14 years

and has been a sake master for 8 years.

Ingredients & Technical data

Rice: Go-hyaku-man-goku

Water: On-site well water. Underground water from Ko-sado Mountains. Soft water.

Yeast: Kyokai #1701

SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.7 Amino acids: 1.2　

Other Information

Serving temp.: Chilled

Tasting note: Tropical nose of banana and plum juice, very fine, quite pure.

Food Paring: Food and dishes with vinegar/vinaigrette. Slightly spicy food.

Obata Shuzo has won gold medals at the national sake competition for six years in a row.

It also won the gold medal at the International Wine Challenge in London in 2007.

It exports Manotsuru sakes to France, Italy, Germany, Korea, Taiwan and USA.