Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Hiroshima (広島)
- Rice type
- Domestic rice (国産米)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- Kōjimai 50%, kakemai 60%
- Alcohol content
- 16%
- SMV
- +7/+8
- Acidity
- 1.4
Fukuchō Akisakura (Cosmos) Hiyaoroshi (富久長 秋櫻 コスモス純米吟醸酒 ひやおろし) is a Junmai Ginjō with calm taste, a refreshing ginjō aroma and a crisp finish. It is a typical autumn sake. The brewery recommends serving it at room temperature, not too cold.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Imada Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 今田酒造
- Address
- 3734 Akitsucho Mitsu, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-2402
- Phone
- 0846-45-0003
- Website
FUKUCHO – Sake of Akitsu, Hiroshima
Official website of Imada Sake Brewing Company, makers of the Fukucho brand since 1868. Situated in Akitsu, Hiroshima, a small port town facing the tranquil waters of the Seto Inland Sea, we are a small and traditional brewery with just seven members of staff. Despite being an old brewery, each...fukucho.jp
Hiroshima is renowned for its ginjō-style sake varieties with their beautiful fragrances and refined flavour. Imada Miho has continued and perfected the art of ginjō: in 2017 her Fukuchō ginjō won the platinum award for Junmai sake at Kura Master 2017, an annual contest selecting the best sakes from over 550 sake brands across Japan. Imada also experimented with heirloom rice varieties that had been out of use for centuries, created her own hybrid yeast starter, and experimented with white kōji.
More info on Imada Brewery:
Imada Shuzo's Ginjo Sake — OISHI SO JAPAN
In the birthplace of of the refined ginjo style of sake, Miho Imada is carrying on a tradition of brewing beautifully fragrant and richly-flavored ginjo sake that are to be enjoyed as one of life’s daily pleasures.
www.oishisojapan.com
Miho Imada Is Quietly Brewing Some of the Best Sake in the World
Out of 1000 or so sake breweries operating today, only 20 are run by women tōji. But Miho Imada isn’t counting.
www.bonappetit.com