Hatsumidori Junmai Ginjo Muroka Namagenshu

Hatsumidori Junmai Ginjō Muroka Namagenshu (初緑 純米吟醸 無濾過生原酒) is the fruitiest and the most popular sake in the Hatsumidori line. It is made from Yamadanishiki rice grown in Hyōgo Prefecture. The sake is bottled directly from the vat in winter and left unpasteurised. The ginjō aroma is reminiscent of melon, green apples and other fresh fruits, and the well-balanced richness and mouthfeel are exceptional. Serve in a wine glass or other thin glass.

Recommended food pairings: sashimi, grilled fish, chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), tempura, grilled mushrooms, chicken mizutaki, grilled chicken with salt, seafood salad, seafood pizza, dishes that make the most of the ingredients or are lightly seasoned.

Awards:

• The Fine Sake Award Japan 2021 Premium Junmai Sake Category Gold Medal

Since its establishment in 1720, Okuhida Shuzo has operated its sake brewery in Kanayama Town, Gero City, which prospered during the Edo period as a post town. Their sake is made from clear underground water that could only be obtained where the clear-flowing waters of the Hida River and Maze River converge. Centring on locally produced Hidahomare rice—an excellent rice variety for sake-making—Okuhida's representative sake brands are Okuhida and Hatsumidori. As a sake-making museum, Okuhida's Brewery Headquarters was designated by Gifu Prefecture as a "Street Corner Art Museum", where there are old account books and various precious artefacts from days gone by on display, including old sake-making tools and Girls' Festival dolls dating back some two-hundred years.