Manotsuru Demon Slayer Sake
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Eco-friendly farming.
- Brewing of Manotsuru is mainly done by hand.
- Premium sake from the Niigata prefecture – considered by many to be the best place in the world to find high quality sake.
Varietal Composition: 100% Rice Sake
Elaboration: This is Onikoroshi (“Demon Slayer”) sake, which means it is very dry.
Grade: Tokubetsu Honjozo (special quality sake)
Nihonshu-do: over +15 (very dry)
Seimaibuai: 60% (40% of the rice milled away)
Rice: Gohyakumangoku & Koshiibuki
Yeast: k701
Acidity: 1.0
Tasting Notes: This is a medium-bodied sake with tantalizing fruit flavors and a pleasant earthiness on the mid-palate. Hints of mineral on the very dry finish.
PRESS
Best Buy & 90 Beverage Testing Institute
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Obata Shuzo has been hand-making boutique premium sake since its founding in 1892, using pure, soft groundwater and world-famous sake rice. The kura is still owned and managed by the Obata family (Rumiko Obata). The toji (master brewer) is the acclaimed Kenya Kudo. The brewery has received multiple Gold Medals at the National New Sake Competition and the International Wine Challenge.