From the body of body of water comes fish, from the air comes foul, from the mountains come upwards natural mineral H2O in addition to wild vegetables, in addition to from the public comes alive stock in addition to fresh produce. I accept grown to honey this residuum when looking at Japanese nutrient in addition to sake. The Japanese house a lot of emphasis on natural residuum in addition to order, which tin travel reflected inwards non only its cuisines, but also its national potable called nihonshu.
(N.B. As nosotros larn along I may job the words sake /nihonshu interchangeably).
In this 4 travel serial I volition travel introducing only about non bad sake along amongst the mineral H2O that made each of them. We'll start from Akita in addition to piece of work our means downwards to West Japan. I'm going to demo yous the sake in addition to the H2O that was used to brand each sake in addition to how that translates into to the actual sake brewing process itself. There's a plethora of data on the spider web highlighting the 3 basic ingredients of a sake, that existence rice / rice mash, water, in addition to koji mold, in addition to and then there's the brewer in addition to his fine art that convey these 3 elements together. It could travel said that the brew original likewise is only about other of import ingredient...?
The sake of pick this night is called Chokaisan Junmai Daiginjo. Junmai pregnant no added alcohol, only rice, H2O in addition to koji. Daiginjo pregnant super premium sake made amongst rice milled downwards to 50% or less its original size, inwards other words, the Seimai Buai, which is the pose out that indicates the percent of rice remaining afterwards milling, NOT the sum that has been milled away volition travel a practiced indicator of the character of the sake. The rice type used on tonight's featured sake is called Miyama Nishiki 100% in addition to it hails from the northern travel of Japan, namely half-dozen unlike prefectures: Nagano, Yamagata, Fukushima, Akita, Iwate, in addition to Miyagi. The alcohol content is 15.5% in addition to the sake meter value is addition +1, the higher this pose out goes upwards the drier the nihonshu. The acidity is 1.4.
Chokaisan is a mountainous share inwards Akita Prefecture, which is known for its delicious natural boundary water, in addition to domicile to a really onetime sake brewery called Tenju Shuzo. This is also 1 of the oldest in addition to nigh venerated sake breweries inwards the world.
So without farther ado allow me innovate the H2O offset that was used to brand tonight's nihonshu.
It's called Chokaisan Natural Water in addition to it's a soft H2O that's bottled at the source. Potassium is 0.82mg, sodium is 1.9mg, calcium is 0.44mg, in addition to magnesium is 0.22mg...pH is 6.2. Basically, soft H2O is to a greater extent than compatible for making practiced sake whereas difficult H2O has likewise much mineral content, namely calcium in addition to magnesium. Less of these ions in addition to minerals the better it is for sake brewing. But this is non the generally measure for all breweries, similar inwards the representative of Juyondai of Yamagata Prefecture which uses a harder natural mineral water. What this does to the sake is compass it to a greater extent than of a deeper amber(ish) color, in addition to adds a piddling to the graininess in addition to overall texture of the sake - it's actually sexy. Drinking this H2O instantly from the bottle afterwards a long walk was refreshing. I could gustation the subtle residuum of minerals inwards every mouthful. One of my favorites.
And here's the sake that won the 2008 golden medal at the International Sake Challenge in addition to silvery at the 2009 Sake Challenge. Chokaisan!
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( Natural liberate energy equally mentioned inwards the Celestine Prophesy)
Many people accept commented on this sake proverb things like: "A unique yeast created from flowers infuses this sake amongst fragrances of perfumed pear in addition to fresh flowers. Matchless inwards its balance, it pairs perfectly amongst oysters, crude oil rich foods, nutty grains, cheeses in addition to milky sauces. It tin also travel enjoyed lone or equally an aperitif. Founded inwards 1874, Tenju Shuzo is a tightly knit, family-owned brewery enjoying its 6th generation of sake production. To ensure the character of their product, the brew masters at Tenju job only naturally-filtered soft H2O from nearby Mt. Chokai in addition to rice grown past times solely commissioned local farmers." -Importer.
I tin confirm that it tastes precisely similar that. Flowers, flowers, in addition to to a greater extent than flowers. Clean in addition to refreshing, dynamic in addition to bold in addition to amongst a beautiful pear nose. So, in that place yous accept it, the perfect matrimony betwixt H2O in addition to sake.
Now let's caput downwards to West Japan.
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