About the brewery : Tanaka Shuzoten is located on the fertile plain of Kami-cho, in Miyagi prefecture. This plain is supplied with water by the melting snow from nearby Mount Oou. The brewery was founded in 1789 by Rimbei Tanaka, then a first-generation representative of the Date clan's leading kimono merchant. The choice of the region was not insignificant, as it is not only one of the most important rice-growing areas in Japan, but also a historic place with a strong reputation for sake production. Many breweries have won awards in the national competition for new sake, and Tanaka Shuzoten is of course one of them. The rice is grown in Miyagi prefecture, the groundwater comes from the Oou Mountains and the brewers are all from the Tohoku region. They have a remarkable knowledge of local resources and know how to adapt each year's changing climate to sake production. Their toji has an unusual background, to say the least. Morikawa Yasutaka was one of Japan's youngest toji. He worked in 14 different breweries before settling on the Tanaka Shuzoten brewery. He is responsible for producing the entire Tanaka Shuzoten range, but has also created his own brand of sake, sold exclusively by a limited number of distributors, of which we are proud to be one.

Serving suggestions : A sake to be drunk at different temperatures, from chilled to warm. Ideal with meals, this sake is easy to pair. This sake is not filtered, so some sediment may form during storage.