Otokoyama Junmai
Sake Profile:
| Type of Sake: | Tokubetsu Junmaishu |
| Rice Variety: | Miyamanishiki Rice |
| Rice Polished Ratio: | 55% |
| AVB: | 15.0-15.9% |
| Sake Meter Value: | +10 |
| Acidity: | 1.6 |
| Optimum Serving Temperature: | Chilled (10°C)〜 Warm (40°C) |
Tasting Notes:
Nutty, woody nose packed with creamy caramels. Great balance of umami, sweetness, and bitter on the palate. Everything you’d expect from a traditional sake from a traditional brewery.
Food Matching:
Sashimi, deep-fried oyster with lemon, oyster hotpot, rui-be (thawed salmon), creamy gratins with Shiitake
Story of Sake:
The Otokoyama Brewery is located in the city of Asahikawa, in the centre of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Asahikawa boasts the purest waters, from underground streams of water that have flown for thousands of years from the peaks of the surrounding volcanic mountain range. These waters and the freezing Hokkaido winter create the perfect conditions for sake brewing, and the result is superlative sake like the Otokoyama Junmai Sake. This sake is made with Miyamanishiki rice, and has won multiple awards in competitions in Japan and overseas.
Otokoyama
Website: www.otokoyama.com/english
Location: Asahikawa City is located in a valley area in the centre of Hokkaido. The surrounding area contains 130 rivers, large and small, including the Ishikari River. It is surrounded by the imposing Daisetsuzan range of volcanic mountains.
Climate: Asahikawa has long, cold winters and hot summers. From May onwards warm winds blow in from the south, creating dry conditions which cause snow melt. There is considerable snowfall throughout winter, with ground snow from November through to May.
Local Specialty: Asahikawa ramen, Etanbetsu soba, oysters, salmon ruibe
Landmark: Asahikawa Zoo, Asahikawa Ramen Village, Asahikawa Hakkei (eight places of scenic beauty), Daisetsuzan Volcanic Range
