Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Kanagawa (神奈川)
- Rice type
- Miyama Nishiki (美山錦)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 60%
- Alcohol content
- 15%
- SMV
- +9
Ishii Junmai Takatsu (石井 純米 たかつ) is made of Miyamanishiki rice from Nagano Prefecture milled to 60%. It is a "tanrei dry", a mild yet dry Junmai with an SMV of 9. Brewed by Ishii Shuzō in Ashigara, the label design is dedicated to Takatsu, a township in western Kawasaki, displaying the symbols of Takatsu, the "ume" (plum tree), and the narcissus (水仙 Suisen).
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Ishii Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 石井醸造
- Address
- 954 Kamiōi, Ōimachi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-0016
- Phone
- 0465-82-3241
- Website
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Ishii Shuzō uses Yamadanishiki from Hyōgo Prefecture, considered a leading type of sake rice, polished to 40% for Daiginjō, Ōmachi from Okayama Prefecture for Ginjō and Miyamanishiki from Nagano Prefecture for Junmai.
The brewing water is drawn from 50 metres underground from the Tanzawa mountain range and is slightly hard. When hard water is used in the brewing process, the minerals (potassium and magnesium) make the yeast more active and alcoholic fermentation proceeds faster, resulting in a dry solid sake, while when soft water is used, fermentation proceeds gently, resulting in a milder sake. As the sake is characterised by the rich taste produced by the four-stage brewing process, well-seasoned food is recommended.