Sawahime Junmai Daiginjo 720ml

Founded in 1868, this respected brewery is located along the former Ōshū Kaidō Shirazawa-juku in Utsunomiya, Tochigi. Led by brewery owner Hiroshi Inoue and master brewer Tamotsu Sato, the brewery is committed to using only local Tochigi rice, water, and yeast.

This Daiginjo is elegant and aromatic, offering a beautifully fragrant bouquet with a clean, crisp finish and a moderately dry profile. It is the brewery’s flagship expression, achieving global recognition when it won the top award in the Sake category at the 2010 International Wine Challenge.

Product Details

Type: Daiginjo Sake
Brewery: Inoue Sake Brewery (Sawa Hime)
Region: Tochigi, Japan
Ingredients: Rice, Rice Koji, Distilled Alcohol
Rice: Hitogokochi (Tochigi)
Polishing Ratio: 40%
Alcohol: 17%
Sake Meter Value: +3
Acidity: 1.2
Volume: —

Taste Profile

Elegant aroma, ripe apple, pear, crisp dry finish

Notes

Floral fragrance with ripe apple and pear tones, balanced with a clean, dry structure

Recommended Serving Temperature

Chilled

Awards

International Wine Challenge 2010 – Sake Category Winner (World Champion)