Amanoto 1917 - Akita Junmai Daiginjo 35 720ml

Amanoto 1917 - Akita Junmai Daiginjo 35 720ml

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Variety

Sake

Size

720ml

Country

Japan

Region

Tōhoku

Description

Established in 1917. Amanoto’s brewery is located in Akita in the snowy, northern part of Japan and they are the smallest of Akita’s 47 breweries.

Melted mountain snow creates rivers leading into the Yokote basin known for its fertile land. In the summer, they use the river water for raising rice for sake. Some of the water seeps under the basin and springs out near the brewery at the Biwakansen Spring, in the winter this is used for brewing. That same water that raises the rice in the summer brews the sake in the winter.

The name ‘Amanoto’ was inspired by an old poem based on a Japanese myth. ‘Amanoto’ means ‘Heavens Door’ which is symbolised by the Magatama, a stone used for a necklace in the myth, pictured on the label.

Amanoto’s highly polished Junmai Daiginjo is their flagship sake and is very elegant and fragrant. It shows subtle sweetness, yet is crisp and clean with a hint of cherry blossom on the finish.

This sake is very dry. It has a hint of yeast and a nice floral character on the nose with complexity.

Region: Tōhoku 

Prefecture: Akita

Rice Variety: Akita sake komachi

Polishing Ratio: 35% remaining

Serve cold or room temperature.