Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Akita (秋田)
- Rice type
- Akita Komachi (あきたこまち)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 50%
- Alcohol content
- 16%
- SMV
- +3
- Acidity
- 1.4
Azakura Junmai Ginjō Komachi (阿櫻 純米吟醸 酒こまち) is made of Akita Komachi rice, Akita Prefecture's representative sake rice, milled to 50%, and Akita Snow Country Yeast UT-2. It has a light aftertaste and a strong flavour—a junmai ginjō with a slight sweetness, juicy flavour, and beautiful acidity. Recommended chilled or at room temperature.
Awards:
- Gold Award at the Annual Japan Sake Awards (全国新酒鑑評会) 2019.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Azakura Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 阿櫻酒造
- Address
- 67-2 Nishino, Ōsawa, Yokote City, Akita, 013-0041
- Phone
- 0182-32-0126
- Website
Blessed with the natural bounty of the region and sustained by the deep dedication of its brewers, Azakura Shuzō stands as a proud testament to over 130 years of sake-making tradition. Under the guidance of master brewer Terui Toshio—representing the prestigious Sannai tōji guild, one of Japan's five great brewing schools—the brewery employs the refined techniques of kan-zukuri, Akita's signature method of long, low-temperature fermentation during the coldest months.
Crafted exclusively with locally grown Akita rice, Azakura's sake is distinguished by its elegant aroma and smooth, rounded flavour. The result is a clean, balanced profile that invites another sip—an enduring hallmark of this time-honoured brewery.
