- Kuriyama
Kobayashi Sake Brewery Kitanonishiki Brewery Museum
Reaching new heights by doing what other regions can’t
Since it was first opened in 1878, Kobayashi Sake Brewery has developed local sakes that are only possible in Hokkaido.
The 19th-century building, now designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan, is made from bricks and uses coal-powered technology to enable consistent brewing conditions throughout the bitter cold of Hokkaido winters. Our founders’ pioneering spirit lives on in every corner of the building. The brewery grew over the years thanks to the support of the people living in what was then a coal mining town. Today, Sorachi is one of Japan’s top rice growing areas, and Kobayashi Sake Brewery works together with the community to create 100% special designation sakes (ginjo, junmai and honjozo sakes that meet specific requirements) with Hokkaido rice, Hokkaido water and Hokkaido workers.
Junmai Daiginjo Ogi (sold only at the brewery)
¥3,500
Alcohol content (%): 16
Rice: Kitashizuku rice
Rice-polishing ratio (%): 35
Sake meter value (+-): ±0
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Junmai Daiginjo Ogi (sold only at the brewery)
The subtle sweetness and that last crispness will keep you coming back for more!
This sake is mellow and quite sweet, but there's this crispness that kicks in immediately.
Have you ever heard of tsundere? In Japanese stories, a tsundere character starts out feisty (tsun) but then eventually their loving side (dere) comes out. This sake is the opposite of that—deretsun, if you will.
The general taste makes me think of a handsome, impeccably dressed guy.
After the tsun, I want more dere so I take another sip.
I recommend drinking this chilled, so you get the full effect of the crispness.
It's something you'd drink as an alternative to your usual white wine.
So it goes better with fish than with meat.
Salmon with a Japanese take on meunière sauce and this sake...what could be better?
Now that I think about it, this sake is more comparable to a beautiful woman than a handsome guy.
It's flamboyant, it's not too harsh and it has an umami taste, but it has the taste, strength and heart that you expect from Japanese sake. It makes me think of someone who is elegant, beautiful and cool...it could be Anne Hathaway's signature drink.
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