Shiokawa Cowboy Yamahai Tender

Cowboy Yamahai Tender was created as sake to pair with meat dishes. While it has ample acidity and savouriness, the alcohol content has been held to 14.5%, making it easy-to-drink food sake. It was specifically crafted to be exported to Western countries where lower alcohol content is preferred. While the alcohol content is reduced, Cowboy Yamahai Tender still has a depth of flavour at 14.5%, the standard level for red wines. The gentle, refreshing savouriness of Yamahai balances well with the richness of a steak. Given its flowery, fruity aroma, dry, crispy taste, and lighter, gentler feel, this sake can be drunk by enjoyed by anyone.

Shiokawa Shuzō, founded in 1912, is in Uchinomachi, west of Niigata City and home to Niigata University. Since ancient times, the underground water of the Shinano River has been abundant, and it is a land blessed with high-quality water. The brewery is made of old-fashioned clay walls, where the temperature between the four seasons remains constant, making it an environment suitable for sake brewing. The twenty-five brewing tanks are equipped with an automatic cooling device to thoroughly control the temperature of stored sake and fermentation control of mash. The brewing tank use sizes from 650 to 6500 litres, and the brewing scale is from 150 kilograms to 1.6 tonnes of white rice. The system allows fine temperature control for all products, from Daiginjō to regular sake. The primary taste is aimed at a light and crisp sake that enables you to feel the original taste of sake, even if it is dry numerically.