Our sake
"Matsunotsukasa" line-up
- Matsunotsukasa Junmai Daiginjo AZOLLA35
- ABV: 16％
Rice: Yamadanishiki rice grown in Ryuou, Shiga Prefecture (no agricultural chemicals or synthetic fertiliser used during the growing season)
Milling ratio: 35％ - The AZOLLA junmai daiginjo sake represents one ideal incarnation of Matsunotsukasa.
Born from our gratitude towards our surroundings in the rural village of Ryuou in Shiga Prefecture and our commitment to the environment, this organic junmai daiginjo uses only Yamadanishiki rice from healthy fields in Ryuou (with no agricultural chemicals or synthetic fertiliser used during the growing season) which are covered with the aquatic fern Azolla. "No agricultural chemicals or synthetic fertiliser" is easy to say but this rice also has to withstand intense polishing that leaves only 35％ of the grain, followed by brewing. This is only possible through the long hours and painstaking effort that our contract farmers dedicate to growing this wonderful Yamadanishiki rice.
Simultaneously mild and strong, complex and transparent, this sake also boasts a depth that unfolds in multiple dimensions.
It is without a doubt the flavour of the people and land of Ryuou, given shape and depth by the brewing traditions handed down here.
Note: Azolla is the scientific name of a water fern that grows in rice fields and lakes. It completely covers the surface of the water, starving other plants of light and keeping weeds under control without the need for chemical agents.
