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Ishikawa Tamajiman Tōkyō no Mori

Tamajiman Tōkyō no Mori (多満自慢 東京の森) is a liqueur made of aged sake to which wood chips of local mountain cedars are added.
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Prefecture
Tōkyō (東京)
Rice type
Domestic rice (国産米)
Polishing rate (semaibuai)
n/a
Alcohol content
15-16%
SMV
+3
Acidity
1.2
Tamajiman Tōkyō no Mori (多満自慢 東京の森

Ishikawa's Tokyo Forest line uses only natural ingredients for its sake and recyclable materials for the bottle. It represents the brewery's contribution to a green environment. Tamajiman Tōkyō no Mori (多満自慢 東京の森) is a liqueur made of aged sake to which wood chips of local mountain cedars are added.

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Ishikawa Shuzō

About the brewery

Brewery
Ishikawa Shuzō
Name in Japanese
石川酒造
Address
1 Kumagawa, Fussa, Tōkyō 197-0003
Phone
042-553-0100
Website
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Ishikawa Brewery is located in Fussa, in western Tokyo, near the banks of the Tama River. It was founded in 1863 and moved its production to Kumagawa, Fussa, in 1881. Ishikawa prides itself on the delicate texture and sharpness of its sake. The brewery is a tourist attraction in Fussa, with a museum, two 400-year-old zelkova trees and a white-walled storehouse of historical value. In addition to sake, the brewery also has a brewery restaurant, Fussa Beer Hut, where visitors can enjoy Tama no Megumi microbrewery, which resumed production in early summer 1998 for the first time in 111 years, as well as Zogura Omusubi, where you can taste sake and microbrewery beer.

Ishikawa Brewery offers guided tours in Japanese and English.

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Colour / hue
Gold
Clarity
Clear
Assessing this brew poses a slight predicament, it is certainly not everyone's cup of sake: though classified as sake, Ishikawa calls it a 'liqueur'. It is made of aged sake laced with cedar chips, hence liqueur. The cedar fragrance is very mild, but it smells as if you were drinking from a wooden masu cup. Someone said it was reminiscent of tatami. In my home country, herbal conifer brandies aren't uncommon; the Tokyo no Mori reminded me of these exactly. You can still taste the sake, it is dry, with sweet hints, but the cedar aroma can be irritating if you are used to classic sake. Though made of aged sake, it is only slightly darker than straw. Served chilled, its refreshing cedar aroma makes it a superb aperitif (or digestif, for that matter).

If you are into herbal brandy or like the allure of novelty, indulge; for those with a more orthodox sake taste, choose another of Ishikawa's excellent sake.
thomas
thomas
I experimented and heated the Tokyo no Mori to see how it would affect its qualities. Warmed it retains its mild scent of cedar but loses all its other characteristics.
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Category
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Location
〒197-0003 東京都福生市熊川1

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