SAKE RICE: YAMADANISHIKI
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 16%
POLISHED RICE YIELD: 35%

"SHOGAI KŌFUKU" IS PRODUCED IN YAMAGATA PREFECTURE AND HAS ALSO OBTAINED THE LOCAL GI CERTIFICATION, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS A SAKE BREWED WITH LOCAL WATER AND LOCAL RICE TO REPRESENT THE TERROIR OF YAMAGATA!

THE WINE IS REPRESENTED BY THE BRAND "IWAKI HISAMASA," WHICH EXPERIENCED THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE OF 2011. ALL THE BUILDINGS OF THE WINERY WERE WASHED AWAY BY THE TSUNAMI, BUT FORTUNATELY, ALL THE STAFF OF THE WINERY WERE SAFELY EVACUATED.FINALLY, IT WAS ACQUIRED FROM FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE AND MOVED TO YAMAGATA PREFECTURE TO CONTINUE BREWING. THE NAME OF THE SAKE IMPLIES THAT EVERYONE CAN BE HAPPY AND AT THE SAME TIME HAS A GRATEFUL HEART FOR BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE BREWING, AND ALSO HOPES TO SEND BLESSINGS TO THE GUESTS WHO ENJOY THE SAKE.

IN TERMS OF FLAVOR, IT FEATURES A FRESH AND MELLOW VINOUS AROMA (FRUIT AROMA) AS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC. THE BODY IS SWEET, DELICATE AND SMOOTH, WITH A CLEAN FINISH. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BE SERVED COLD AND CAN BE PAIRED WITH JAPANESE CUISINE/SUSHI/SASHIMI INGREDIENTS!