Product Details
Product Details
The lightest and sharpest expression in the Narai series, brewed at Japan's highest-altitude brewery. A refreshing melon-like ginjo aroma leads into a firm, slender umami, closing with a crisp finish and a touch of astringency.
| Basic Information | |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
|---|---|
| Rice | Sankei-nishiki (Azumino, Nagano) |
| Polishing Ratio | Not disclosed |
| Water | Mountain spring water near the Shinano-Kiso watershed |
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Brewed with Sankei-nishiki, a new Nagano sake rice registered only in 2020. A refreshing melon-like ginjo aroma opens light and composed. A clean attack unfolds into a firm, slender umami, closing with a crisp finish accented by a touch of astringency - at home with Japanese and Western food alike. The lightest and sharpest expression in the Narai series: an undiluted genshu at 14%, yet nimble in density, with a notably short, clean aftertaste. A faint effervescence and that sharpness also make it a bottle worth ageing long-term at -5ยฐC.
Flavors & Aromas
Melon
Intensity
Pairing
Pairs well with
Best served at
Yukihie
(5 ยฐC)
Hanahie
(10 ยฐC)
Best served in
Wine Glass
Brewery Story
Sake Closest to the Sky
Founded in 1793 in Narai-juku, a post town on the historic Nakasendo road, Suginomori Brewery lay dormant for nearly a decade from 2012. The site was set to become lodging and give up brewing altogether - until the conviction that the flame of sake brewing, a traditional Japanese culture, must not be allowed to go out brought the business back to life. Today it stands as a symbol of Narai-juku, a town that now draws visitors from around the world. At roughly 940 metres, it is the highest-altitude sake brewery in Japan, and its brewing floor can be seen through glass from the restaurant of the neighbouring old-townhouse hotel BYAKU Narai. Rather than well water, it draws mountain spring water rising near the watershed that divides the Shinano and Kiso rivers. The concept: mountain water, the sake closest to the sky.