ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 14.5%
SAKE RICE: YAMADANISHIKI
POLISHED RICE RATIO: 50%

DAIREN SHUZO IS LOCATED IN MEI CITY, SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS IN THE CENTER OF YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN. IT IS A SAKE BREWERY THAT RESUMED OPERATIONS IN 2010 AMID APPLAUSE AFTER A HALF-CENTURY OF REST, AND IS WELL-LOVED AND RECOGNIZED BY MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANTS AND LUXURY PRODUCT LAUNCHES.

Mr. Tsuyoshi Akiyama, born in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, as a young generation sake brewer, is of course concerned with more than just the sake itself. He invited the Stockholm Design Lab, a design studio in Sweden, to design the bottle. The design features a minimalist black-and-white theme, reflecting that traditional sake labels are usually a combination of washi paper and brush calligraphy. However, for foreign consumers, kanji characters are not recognizable, so corners are cut and one to five grains of rice are used to distinguish: Junmai Daiginjo JMDG, Junmai Ginjo JMG, Junmai JM, and Non-Specification Japanese Sake.

ALL SAKE PRODUCED BY OOMINE SAKE BREWERY IS BREWED WITH THE HIGHEST-GRADE SAKE RICE FROM YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE AND "BENTEN WATER." THE RAW RICE USED IS 100% "YAMADANISHIKI" CULTIVATED BY LOCAL FARMERS, WITH A POLISHING RATIO OF UP TO THE HIGHEST GRADE OF 50%. ADDITIONALLY, BEING FULLY HANDCRAFTED, IT IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL SAKE WELL WORTH PURCHASING. THE 14.5% LOW-ALCOHOL PURE SAKE ALLOWS YOU TO EASILY ENJOY THE PRODUCTS OF A HIGH-LEVEL BREWERY.

THIS WINE'S AROMA FEATURES THE SWEET AND SOUR FRAGRANCE OF MUSCAT GRAPES AND APPLES, WITH A SLIGHT RELEASE IN THE MOUTH THAT CARRIES A SWEET AND JUICY WATERINESS SIMILAR TO CANTALOUPE. THE TEXTURE IS VERY SMOOTH, AND IT PAIRS PERFECTLY WITH WHITE-FLESHED FISH SASHIMI!