Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Gifu (岐阜)
- Rice type
- Hidahomare (ひだほまれ)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 60%
- Alcohol content
- 16%
- SMV
- +2
- Acidity
- 1.6
Hirata Hiro Tokubetsu Junmai (White) 飛鷺白 特別純米 is made of locally grown Hidahomare rice milled to 60% and G yeast. It has a softly spreading sweetness, with a lingering aftertaste that quickly fades away. This sake has a light touch. The special production process gives it a gentle mouthfeel, a subtle aroma and a mellow taste. It is part of Hirata's "Heron" series: the Chinese characters for Hiro (飛鷺) mean "flying heron", while 白 (shiroi) means "white". It uses a different yeast than the "Red Heron" and is slightly drier.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Hirata Sake Brewery
- Name in Japanese
- 平田酒造場
- Address
- 〒506-0845 Gifu, Takayama, Kamininomachi, 43 43番地
- Phone
- 0577-32-0352
- Website
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平田酒造場
平田酒造場は飛騨高山に明治28年（1895年）から約130年続く酒蔵です。2020年、日本酒の魅力と可能性を世界に発信すべく生まれ変わりました。清流宮川の伏流水、地元の酒米ひだほまれ、希少米のイセヒカリを使い、お米のうま味たっぷりのお酒を醸しています。h-sake.jp
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明治２８年の創業以来研鑽を重ね、「酒は醸し育てるもの」というコンセプトのもと、手造りにこだわってきました。「品質第一」を社是にして、寒冷飛騨の地の利と伝統に培われた技術により岐阜県の酒米「ひだほまれ」他を使用、清流宮川の伏流水の井戸水を汲み上げ仕込んだお酒です。格調高い味、コク、香りのいずれも愛飲家の皆様に充分賞味していただけるものと確信しております。飛騨高山へおいでの際には是非一度ご来店くださいませ。
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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).
