Masumi Hiyaoroshi Junmai Ginjo 720ml
Masumi Hiyaoroshi Junmai Ginjo 720ml
Size: 720ml | ABV: 15%
In 3 words: Taste of autumn
Pressed in winter and stored cold until early fall, “Hiyaoroshi” acquires a depth of flavour while retaining its youthful freshness. Gracefully fragrant, with exceptionally balanced sweetness and acidity, this seasonal sake leaves you always wanting one more sip.
Grade: Junmai Ginjo
Brewery: Masumi
Region: Nagano
Rice polishing: 55%
Try pairing me with cheesy mushroom pasta
Product Details
Rice variety: Hitogokochi, Miyamanishiki
Sweet or dry: Medium-dry
Acidity: 1.8
Sake Meter Value 0
Food Pairing: autumn dishes like oven-roasted fall vegetables, roasted butternut squash, cheesy mushroom pasta, stuffed pumpkin, roast pork with sweet onion and mustard.
Serving temp: Chilled to Room Temperature
Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan
The Brewery
Miyasaka
Set up in 1662 in the town of Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, the Miyasaka brewery are the craftsmen behind the famous Masumi sake brand. Throughout its history, Miyasaka has been a favourite brewery of many famous figures such as Matsudaira Tadateru, the sixth son of the first Tokugawa Shogun.
At a glance:
The family behind the brewery were originally retainers to the Suwa lords of ancient Japan
The Masumi sake name was first used by the brewery at the end of the Edo period
The brewery was revitalised in the early 20th century by a young sake prodigy
