About This Product :
The Rice: This unusual Taru-style Junmai has a history rich with culture. The Kikumasamune brewery works with the nearby Yoshino forest to cultiuvate tall and straight cedar which is then transformed into hand made casks for ageing this sake in. This ancient technique of sake barrel-making is rare, and Kikumasamune has created its own atelier and museum to showcase this dying art. Back in the day- before the advent of stainless steel- all sake was barrel sake. This added cedar flavor and aroma in the sake brings one right back to the past with one sip.
Prefecture : Nada, Hyogo
Nihonshu-Do (SMV) : +5 (Mid Dry)
Seimaibuai : 70%
Acidity: 1.7
Amino Acids: 1.3
ABV: 13.8%
The Sake: Taruzake is distinct and vivid. Invigorating aromas of cedar and dried banana chips. The cedar carries though light on the palate, but the banana comes through stronger with some tropical fruits as tertiary tastes. Medium bodied- ends dry.
The Format: Bottle- 720ml and 300ml
The Brewery: Established over 350 years ago, Kiku-Masamune takes their status as a representative brand of Authentic Dry Sake very seriously, and their mission is clear. As stated in their famous 1983 commercial, “As your eyes fall upon good food, you begin to crave Kiku-Masa. As the dryness of Kiku-Masa hits your tongue, you begin to crave good food”. Their history is steeped in the image of Dry Sake one enjoys with a meal, and to that end Kiku-Masamune utilizes their multiple facilities across Japan to create the ideal sake that one will never tire of drinking.
