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Hirata Hiro Tokubetsu Junmai Shiboritate

Hirata Hiro Tokubetsu Junmai Shiboritate is made of locally grown Hidahomare rice milled to 60% and G2 yeast. It is a shiboritate, a fresh, unpasteurised, and directly bottled sake shipped in December.
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Sake specs

Prefecture
Gifu (岐阜)
Rice type
Hidahomare (ひだほまれ)
Polishing rate (semaibuai)
60%
Alcohol content
16%
Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒)

Hirata Hiro Tokubetsu Junmai Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒 Hiro muroka shiboritate namagenshu) is made of locally grown Hidahomare rice milled to 60% and G2 yeast. It is a shiboritate (搾りたて), a fresh, unpasteurised, and directly bottled sake shipped in December. Hori Shiboritate has a gorgeous fruity aroma of apples and is limited to 300 bottles. It is part of Hirata's "Red Heron" series: the Chinese characters for Hiro (飛鷺) mean "flying heron", while 紅 (aka) means "red".

Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒) Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒) Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒) Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒) Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒)

Hirata Sake Brewery (平田酒造場) Hirata Sake Brewery (平田酒造場)
Hirata Sake Brewery (平田酒造場)

About the brewery

Brewery
Hirata Shuzōjō
Name in Japanese
平田酒造場
Address
〒506-0845 Gifu, Takayama, Kamininomachi, 43 43番地
Phone
0577-32-0352
Website
Online store
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Hirata Brewery in Hida Takayama was founded in 1769. Takayama is almost in the centre of the Japanese archipelago, surrounded by the 3,000-metre-high Hida Mountains. The Hirata were merchants dealing in hair oil and candles in the centre of Hida Takayama. The fifth generation of the Hirata founded the brewery in the Meiji era (1868-1912).

Hidahomare is Gifu's leading rice for sake brewing. In winter, the snow in the Northern Alps moistens the rice fields as subsoil water, and the rice grown there absorbs plenty of nature's bounty. The large grain size, low protein content and high expression of heart white make it ideal for premium sake brewing. Sake made from Hidahomare has a good balance of taste. Hidahomare is used in Hirata's Hida no Hana (飛騨の華) and Hiro (飛鷺), making them excellent 'Gifu jizake'. The brewery uses soft subsoil water from the Northern Alps.

In 2021, Hirata added three new brands: Shōryū no Mai (昇龍乃舞), Takayama (多賀山), and Hiro (飛鷺).

Latest reviews

A dream of apples come true
Colour / hue
Pale Yellow
Clarity
Clear
The Hiro Shiboritate is limited to three-hundred bottles a year. We were lucky to visit the brewery store while it was still in stock. It has a lush fruity nose of strawberry, apple and pear compote. Rich, medium-bodied, slightly dry with intense notes of apple and pear, a nice fruity sweetness mid-palate and a sour and refreshing finish. A veritable elixir.

Hirata Tokubetsu Junmai Hiro Shiboritate (飛鷺紅 無濾過しぼりたて生原酒)
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Category
Tokubetsu Junmai
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Views
583
Reviews
1
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Rating
5.00 star(s) 1 ratings
Location
〒506-0845 岐阜県高山市上二之町43 43番地

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