Taiheizan Tenko 40 Junmai Daiginjo NV 720ml

Kodama Brewing Company was originally founded in 1879 in Iitagawa town in Akita prefecture. The site of KBC is surrounded by rice fields. The name "Taihei-zan", meaning "grand mountain", comes from the beautiful Mount Taihei, which is the highest and symbolic mountain of Akita city. The brewery uses the "Akita Kimoto" method, the oldest and the original method of sake brewing where lactic acid bacteria is utilized to protect the yeast for fermentation. This is a very labor intensive and time consuming process, but Taiheizan sticks to the old-style of sake brewing, and strives to maintain the traditional taste of sake, which has been carried out through generations. Taiheizan has won numerous gold medals (over 5,000) in the Monde Selection and the Annual National Sake Competition in Japan. "Tenko" stands for Heaven (Ten) and ingenuity (Ko). Tenko is a completely hand made premium sake. Starting in mid-winter, the fermentation is processed for 40 days at extremely low temperature to produce unique flavors. The yeast used is carefully hand picked from the ones being preserved at the Kura (brew house). It has the qualities of being resilient at low temperature and yet having the ability to produce elegant fragance. Flavorful type. Moderate aromas of cantaloupe, watermelon, apple and grapes. Very fruity taste all the way through. Well-balanced sake, full and gorgeous flavors. SMV: +2 Acidity: 1.4 Alc: 16%-17%