Kasumi Tsuru Sake Kimoto Extra Dry - NV (300ml)

Importer's Notes: Rich, complex, elegant and layered — a sophisticated earthy and savory saké with obvious umami. Taste notes of roasted nuts, honeyed rice cakes, shiitake mushrooms, and dried fruit. Balanced with a refreshing crisp and lasting finish. 

This is futusu-shu sake, with some added brewers alcohol to lighten and lift the flavors.  It is brewed with Gohyakumangoku rice polished to 68%. 

Brewery history:

Founded in 1725, Kasumi Tsuru is one of the rarest breweries in Japan, only brewing in Kimoto and Yamahai methods. Master Brewer Matsumoto embraces these meticulous and laborious methods of brewing, creating lactic acid 100% naturally by hand, a process that takes more than twice the time but locks in much more depth and rich umami flavors. This produces a complexity that no modern technology can match, creating a line of distinctive, premium sake. To Kasumi Tsuru, being the local pride of Tajima region is very important. The company creed is “Tajima no Hokori tare” (Do Tajima proud), and their policy is “quality first, community first, and cordiality first.”