Product Details
Product Details
Kinmon Nishiki is a sake rice variety that was once cultivated exclusively in Kijimadaira Village, Nagano Prefecture. It is one of Nagano’s representative sake rice varieties, and breweries outside the prefecture are not permitted to use it.
narai kinmon is brewed with Association Yeast No. 7, which also originated in Nagano. The result is a sake with a soft yet generous profile, carrying an elegant, sensual richness.
It offers aromas reminiscent of ripe apple, followed by a supple, rounded sweetness with a sense of depth and volume. A gentle touch of natural carbonation tightens the finish, while the relatively long aftertaste lingers beautifully.
| Basic Information | |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
|---|---|
| Water | spring water sourced near the watershed divide between the Shinano and Kiso Rivers |
| Rice | Kinmon Nishiki (grown in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture) |
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
It offers aromas reminiscent of ripe apple, followed by a supple, rounded sweetness with a sense of depth and volume. A gentle touch of natural carbonation tightens the finish, while the relatively long aftertaste lingers beautifully.
Flavors & Aromas
Apple
Intensity
Pairing
Pairs well with
Best served at
Yukibie
(5°C)
Hanahie
(10 °C)
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.