BREWERY | LOCATION

AKISHIKA SHUZO | OSAKA

CLASSIFICATION

Junmai • Pure Rice Sake

Ginjo • Rice polished to 60% or less

Kimoto • Traditional yeast starter method

Muroka • No charcoal filtration

Nama • Unpasteurised

Genshu • Undiluted

There are few who make Sake better than Hiroaki Oku. Oku-san is the Toji (Master brewer) & Kuramoto (Brewery Owner) at Akishika Sake brewery in Osaka prefecture. He is responsible for an incredible range of Junmai Sake and each year he puts away, for ageing, a selection of different products to release at a later date. This ageing process he believes allows the Sake to become more rounded and complete - a better version, often, than its younger self. This 'Okushika Kimoto' has been aged at the brewery before its release in 2019. Made with organically grown Yamada Nishiki rice grown by Oku-san himself. A rich, layered style this aromatic version shows a fine complexity with a long spine of acidity and a drying yet elegant finish.

YEAR: 2019

RICE TYPE: Yamada Nishiki (Organic - grown by Akishika)

RICE POLISHING: 60%

ALCOHOL: 18%

YEAST STRAIN: #7

SERVE: Chilled

SIZE: 720ml