Basic Info

 

Brand:            NYUKON [nyu-koun]

Nickname:      gInto Your Soulh

Type of Sake:  Tokubetsu Honjozo.

Seimai Buai:   Rice milled to 60 %

Alcohol:          15-16%

Size, Case Pack, & UPC code:

                                1.8L/6                          844650045031

                                720ml/12                     844650045017

 

Producer

 

 

Producer:

Musashino [mu-sashi-no] Shuzo

Owned by:

Kobayashi Family          

Founded: 1916 

Location:

4-7-46 Nishishiro-cho, Joetsu-shi, 

Niigata 943-0834 Japan

Website:          www.niigatasake.com

                         w ww.musashino-shuzo.com

Toji (Master Brewer): Kenji Fujii

Fujii-san has been making sake for more than four decades  with Musashino Shuzo.

 

Ingredients & Technical data

 

Rice:               Gohyaku-man-goku

The rice for this sake is grown at rice paddy terrace  in mountainous Maki village in South western Niigata. 

Water:             Soft water from Maki village in Southwestern Niigata.

Yeast:              Kyokai #9

SMV:               +3        Acidity:          1.3       Amino acids: 0.9

 

No sulfites, no preservatives.

 

Other info

 

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

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

Food Paring: A wide range of Japanese cuisine, Steamboats (nabe), Simmered vegetable, fish, & pork.