Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Niigata (新潟)
- Rice type
- Gohyakumangoku (五百万石)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 55%
- Alcohol content
- 14%
- SMV
- +1
Ishimoto Koshi no Kanbai Junmai Ginjō Amane (乃寒梅 浹AMANE 純米吟醸) is made of Gohyakumangoku rice produced in Niigata Prefecture and milled to 55%. It has a good balance between aroma and taste, resulting in a sake that is soft and straightforward, with an elegant and gentle scent. It can be enjoyed at any temperature, but around 15°C is particularly recommended.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Ishimoto Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 石本酒造
- Address
- 847-1 Kitayama, Konan, Niigata, 950-0116
- Phone
- 025-276-2028
- Website
Ishimoto Brewery was founded in 1907. While most of the sake industry switched to the so-called 'triple sake brewing method' (三倍醸造 san-bai jōzō) during the rice shortages following World War II, Ishimoto continued to produce light and dry sake with a clean, refreshing taste. As the public preferred rich and sweet sake, sales stagnated. In the 1960s, essayist Sasaki Hisako, editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Sake' (酒), published a feature on Koshino Kanbai, describing it as 'fantastic sake'. In 1963, Sasaki's devotion to Koshi no Kanbai was picked out by Shukan Asahi magazine, triggering a new sake boom. Koshi no Kanbai continues to be highly popular to this day.
Ishimoto sources Yamadanishiki rice from Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, and asks local farmers in Niigata Prefecture to grow Gohyakumangoku rice under contract. Koshino Kanbai is a representative sake of Niigata Prefecture and one of the best-known sake brands in the country. It has the typical flavour of Niigata sake: light and dry, with a light and refreshing taste. The main line-up includes White Label Futsūshu, Bessen Tokubetsu Honjozo, Mukunin Junmai Ginjō, Tokusen Ginjō, Kinmukun Junmai Daiginjō, and Chotokusen Daiginjō.
Ishimoto sources Yamadanishiki rice from Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, and asks local farmers in Niigata Prefecture to grow Gohyakumangoku rice under contract. Koshino Kanbai is a representative sake of Niigata Prefecture and one of the best-known sake brands in the country. It has the typical flavour of Niigata sake: light and dry, with a light and refreshing taste. The main line-up includes White Label Futsūshu, Bessen Tokubetsu Honjozo, Mukunin Junmai Ginjō, Tokusen Ginjō, Kinmukun Junmai Daiginjō, and Chotokusen Daiginjō.