Junmai Daiginjo Genshu – King of Peony

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Junmai Daiginjo Genshu – King of Peony

$1.00

Country Japan
Producer Tsukasabotan
Prefecture Kochi
Size

720mL

Grade Junmai Daiginjo
Style Genshu

This classic Junmai Daiginjo, bottled genshu (no additional water added at bottling), is the brewery’s top sake. It features very pronounced aromas of mandarin, clementine, white flower, peach, and fresh grass. There is a subtle earthiness and exquisite balance. The finish is exceptionally long and pleasingly dry, reminiscent of an Alsace Riesling.

Rice: Yamadanishiki
SMV: +5 – Acidity: 1.4 – Alcohol Content: 15.5%

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About the Producer

Tsukasabotan ( the name means "King of Peony”) is one of the oldest and most prestigious breweries in Kochi prefecture. Located in a valley surrounded by the Shikoku mountain range, it was founded in 1603 in the town of Tosa and was once the private brewery of Shigeyoshi Fukaoizuminokami, the feudal lord of Sagawa castle. Traditionally, sakes from Tosa were bright and dry. Today sakes of all styles are brewed in the region, but Tsukasabotan remain staunch traditionalists, making dry, expressive sake that pair with the region’s sea-influenced cuisine.

Tsukasabotan’s sakes are historically important enough to be referenced in novelist Ryōtarō Shiba’s 1962 masterpiece, Ryōma Goes His Way, set during the events of the Meiji restoration.

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