七賢 Shichiken Spirit of Hakushu

€70.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€97.22 / 1 Liter)

Almost sold out, only a few available.

Product number: SS43-07

Alcohol: 37%
Bottle Size: 720ml
Category: Sakekasu (sake marc) Honkaku Shochu
Prefecture: Yamanashi
Item number: SS43-07
Ingredients: sake marc (rice)
Food pairing: BBQ, After Dinner Drink

Shichiken Spirit of Hakushu

For this shochu, SHICHIKEN distills sake lees, a by-product of the sake-making process. The resulting shochu is subsequently aged for three years in Suntory whisky barrels from the Hakushu distillery. The refreshing ginjo aromas from the sake lees achieve incredible depth and concentration through maturation, showing aromas of apple brandy, malt, butterscotch, and caramel apple. On the palate, this shochu is full-bodied and rich and bears clear tones of apricots. We recommend serving it on the rocks, with soda, or in cocktails. Since sake lees contain concentrated rice nutrients after distillation, they are used as feed for Wagyu beef in Yamanashi Prefecture. This provides financial relief for cattle farmers and further improves the quality of Wagyu beef.

The Producer

七賢 Shichiken

The Kitahara family established their sake brewery “Onakaya” in Takato in Yamanashi prefecture at 1749. And shortly after that a new branch at Hakushu because of the water. The water of Ojiro River is one of the 100 best sources of water in Japan. The founders of the modern corporation was in 12th generation Hyogo Kitahara, and now his son Tsushima Kitahara runs the company as CEO. The brewery strives to maintain a consistent sake that has been successfully brewed for generations. They use the latest technology to further increase the quality.

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