Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Yamagata (山形)
- Rice type
- Domestic rice (国産米)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 60%
- Alcohol content
- 15.3%
- SMV
- +6
- Acidity
- 1.6
- Amino acid level
- 0.8
Koikawa Junmai Koikawa (鯉川酒造 純米 鯉川) is Koikawa Shuzō's standard junmai sake, brewed with rice from Yamagata Prefecture. It has a gentle, refreshing aroma, a supple, smooth mouthfeel, a robust flavour and a pleasantly mild, crisp aftertaste. It can be served lightly chilled, at room temperature or warmed up, and is a versatile pleasure that can be enjoyed with a wide range of dishes.
Koikawa Junmai Shinshu Arabashiri 純米 鯉川 新酒 荒ばしり
This is the Arabashiri version of Koikawa's Junmai from December 2020. Arabashiri (荒ばしり) is the first sake extracted from the moromi by gravity without applying any pressure. The specs are very similar:
Alcohol volume: 15.3%
SMV: +5
Acidity: 1.6
Amino acid: 1.0
Milling rate: 60%
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Koikawa Shuzō
- Name in Japanese
- 鯉川酒造
- Address
- 42 Kono, 999-7781 Yamagata, Higashitagawa, Shonai, Amarume
- Phone
- 0234-43-2005
- Website
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Koikawa Sake Brewery, founded in 1725, is located in Amarume, Yamagata Prefecture, in the Shonai Plain of Yamagata Prefecture, surrounded by rice paddies. The region is the birthplace of Kame-no-o rice, said to be the root of Koshihikari, Sasanishiki, Akita Komachi, Hitomebore, Tsuyahime and other famous rice varieties well-known amongst sake lovers. In this blessed environment, the brewery uses the rice produced by the brewers and the brewery's underground water to create a true jizake. The brewery shifted to an all-junmai brewery in 2015.