七賢 Shichiken Spirit of Hakushu
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- Bottle Size: 720ml
- Category: Sakekasu (sake marc) Honkaku Shochu
- Ingredients: sake marc (rice)
- Alcohol: 37%
For this shochu, SHICHIKEN distills sake lees, a byproduct of the sake production process. The resulting shochu is carefully aged for 3 years in Suntory whiskey barrels at the Hakushu distillery. The refreshing ginjo aromas from the sake lees acquire fruity and deeper notes through maturation, and the taste becomes multi-layered and complex. Aromas of apple brandy, malt, butterscotch and caramel apple. The taste of this shochu is reminiscent of apricot and is full-bodied and rich. We recommend enjoying this shochu on the rocks, with soda or in cocktails.
Since the sake lees contains concentrated rice nutrients after distillation, it is used as feed for Wagyu beef in Yamanashi Prefecture. This relieves the financial burden on cattle farmers and further improves the quality of Wagyu beef.
- Item number: SS43-07
- Bottle Size: 720ml
- Prefecture: Yamanashi
- Ingredients: sake marc (rice)
- Destillation: pot still, vacuum
- Ageing: 3 years in a Hakushu whisky barrel
- Alcohol: 37%
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.
Importeur: UENO GOURMET GmbH, Bahnhofstr. 7a, 61476 Kronberg
