Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Iwate (岩手)
- Rice type
- Ginotome (ぎんおとめ)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 55%
- Alcohol content
- 15-16%
- SMV
- +4
- Acidity
- 1.5
The brewery describes the Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai (南部美人特別純米) as one of its regular sake, made of local Iwate Ginotome sake rice. It has a refreshing aftertaste with a soft/light flavour and delicate umami flavour. In 2017, the Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai won the title "Champion Sake of 2017" at IWC International Wine Challenge, in which 1,245 brands from 390 breweries around the world compete.
IWC tasting notes:
Rich, but refreshing, medium-intensity of aromas. Quality rice notes with some floral characters and marshmallows. Velvety texture, subtle. Savoury umami on the mid-palate. Dry, medium+ weight, lasting long.
IWC tasting notes:
Rich, but refreshing, medium-intensity of aromas. Quality rice notes with some floral characters and marshmallows. Velvety texture, subtle. Savoury umami on the mid-palate. Dry, medium+ weight, lasting long.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Nanbu Bijin Brewery
- Name in Japanese
- ㈱南部美人
- Address
- Kamicho 13, Fukuoka, Ninohe-shi, Iwate 028-6101
- Phone
- 0195-23-3133
- Website
NANBUBIJIN
Here is the official Website of “Nanbubijin Sake Brewery“ from Ninohe-City, Iwate, Japan. From our sake brewing philosophy to news of our new products and events, we introduce everything about Nanbubijin sake.www.nanbubijin.co.jp
Nanbu Bijin Brewery is located in Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture and was founded in 1902. At that time, the head of the local Kuji family operated a soy sauce brewery business. Kuji Sueta established the first sake brewery in Ninohe based on the same technologies as the soy sauce brewery. The first production volume of sake was estimated at 7.5 kg and was produced with water pulled from Takeuchi Shrine. In 2001, the company was renamed from Kuji Brewery to its current name, Nanbu Bijin (南部美人). "Nanbu Bijin" means "southern beauty" and refers to the beauty of the Ninohe region. The brewery's motto is to "brew sake that makes people smile like bright sunshine".
On 25 January 2019, the brewery acquired a vegan certification after acquiring a kosher certification in 2013. All of the brewery's overseas exports now carry a vegan certification, the world's first vegan-certified Japanese sake worldwide.
On 25 January 2019, the brewery acquired a vegan certification after acquiring a kosher certification in 2013. All of the brewery's overseas exports now carry a vegan certification, the world's first vegan-certified Japanese sake worldwide.