Product Details
Product Details
A special release and the first assemblage in narai’s history, incorporating the commemorative first lot brewed in 2021, the first year after the brewery’s revival.
Multiple vintages are layered together in perfect harmony, creating depth and complexity while retaining the signature smoothness of narai, shaped by its pristine mountain spring water.
Subtle notes of peach intertwine with caramel aromas developed through maturation, creating layers that beautifully express the passage of time. The character continues to evolve as the temperature changes, revealing new nuances with every sip.
Limited to just 500 bottles worldwide.
| Basic Information | |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
|---|---|
| Water | spring water sourced near the watershed divide between the Shinano and Kiso Rivers |
| Rice | Kinmon Nishiki & Sankei Nishiki(grown in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture) |
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Subtle notes of peach intertwine with caramel aromas developed through maturation, creating layers that beautifully express the passage of time. The character continues to evolve as the temperature changes, revealing new nuances with every sip.
Flavors & Aromas
Peach
Intensity
Pairing
Pairs well with
Best served at
Hanahie
(10 °C)
Jo-kan
(45 °C)
Best served in
Chilled: Eggshell cup Warm: White hirahai (Shinichiro Yamada)
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.