Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo (兵庫)
- Rice type
- Domestic rice (国産米)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 60%
- Alcohol content
- 15%
- SMV
- +2
- Acidity
- 1.3
Kuromatsu Hakushika Hanahiraku Ginjō Namazake (花ひらく 吟醸生酒) is carefully brewed over a long period and stored at cool temperatures in its unpasteurised state, waiting for the sweetness and umami to develop, resulting in a rich flavour. The aroma is fragrant, floral and refreshing, and the sweetness and umami spread richly in the mouth. This sake has a gentle, mellow mouthfeel and a refreshing aftertaste.
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About the brewery
- Brewery
- Tatsuuma Honke Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 辰馬本家酒造
- Address
- 2-10 Tateishichō, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo 662-0943
- Phone
- 0798-32-2727
- Website
白鹿 HAKUSHIKA 辰馬本家酒造株式会社
1662年（寛文二年）創業、灘五郷のひとつ、西宮郷の清酒「白鹿」辰馬本家酒造の公式サイトです。「酒はつくるものではなく、育てるもの」を信念に、銘柄「白鹿」に込められた、おおらかに楽しむ酒、長生を祈る酒を育て、お客様を笑顔にする日本酒のある豊かなシーンを創造していきます。www.hakushika.co.jp
The Tatsuma family has owned the company (辰馬家) for generations. Along with the Kano family (嘉納財閥 Kano Zaibatsu) and the Yamamura family (山邑財閥 Yamamura Zaibatsu), the Tatsuma rank among the most prestigious sake brewers of Nada. After the war, the zaibatsu was dismantled, and the family focused on their brewery.
The brewery's Kuromatsu Hakushika Rokkounen Junmai Daiginjō V-1000 (超特撰黒松白鹿六光年純米大吟醸 V-1000) is astronomical, with a list price of over 100,000 JPY, the highest price tag attached to any sake on the market.
The name Hakushika (白鹿) is based on an old Chinese legend. Emperor Hsuan-Tsung (r. 712-756), known as the longest-reigning emperor during the culture-rich Tang Dynasty, found a white deer wandering in his palace gardens one day. Seeing that this rare and beautiful animal was adorned with a bronze medal indicating that the animal was 1000 years old, the emperor recognised this as an auspicious sign symbolising a long and prosperous life. The Japanese traditionally adopted the Chinese deer legend and regarded it as a sign of longevity. Tatsuuma-Honke chose Hakushika, a label representing its long history.
Tatsuuma-Honke is affiliated with Midori-kai (みどり会) and is part of the Sanwa Group (三和グループ).
