Sake specs
- Prefecture
- Mie (三重)
- Rice type
- Domestic rice (国産米)
- Polishing rate (semaibuai)
- 60%
- Alcohol content
- 16%
Zaku Impression-H Junmai Ginjō Genshu (作 インプレッション-H 純米原酒) is part of the brewery's "Impression" series. It was born out of a thorough process of trial and error to find a way to make pasteurised sake that reproduces the characteristic aromas and flavours of namazake. With a touch of pétillance from in-bottle fermentation, upon opening, these sake's gorgeously fresh flavours dance on the palate, each with its unique taste. The letter in the name of the 'Impression' series comes from the name of its base sake in the Zaku range: N standing for Nakadori (中取り, 雅乃智), M for "Miyabi no Tomo", 雅乃智), M for "Enochi" (恵乃智), G for "Gennochi" (玄乃智), and H for "Honochi" (穂乃智). The Impression series is bottled directly from the freshly squeezed sake without intermediate tank storage.
About the brewery
- Brewery
- Shimizu Seizaburō Shōten
- Name in Japanese
- 清水清三郎商店
- Address
- 3-9-33 Wakamatsuhigashi, Suzuka, Mie 510-0225
- Phone
- 059-385-0011
- Website
清水清三郎商店
seizaburo.jp
Suzuka has long been known as Umasake Suzuka-no-Kuni (味酒鈴鹿國, the land of delicious sake) because of its delectable sake. A tale in Yamato-hime-no-Mikoto-no-Seiki (倭姫命世紀) describes the journey of Yamato-Hime-no-Mikoto to Ise-jingū where she was sent by Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大御神) to find a place to settle down. One of the passages mentions the phrase "I come from Umasake Suzuka-kuni" (私は味酒鈴鹿国から来た), turning umasake into an epithet for Suzuka and suggesting that the area has been known for its sake since ancient times.
The climate of Suzuka is very favourable for sake brewing. The limpid subsoil water from the Suzuka Mountains flows into the vast Ise Plain, where superb rice is grown. Since ancient times, this rice and water have allowed it to brew delicious sake. A sake festival is held yearly at Kawamata Shrine in the Suzuka River basin.
Shimizu Seizaburō Shōten produces sake under the brands of Suzukagawa (鈴鹿川) and Zaku (作).
