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JUNMAI 90 KATORI, NV

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Japan
Sake, Junmai Kimoto
Rice Polishing rate: 90%
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vineyard Farming
  • Organic / Biodynamic (uncertified)
cellar Cellar
  • Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention
  • Sulphites: No added sulphites: <10 mg/L
  • Fining (clarification): Unfined
  • Filtering: Unfiltered
  • Suitable for Vegans and vegetarians
  • Alcohol: 15%
  • Meter value: <1 g/L
  • Pasteurised
  • Diluted

Additional Information

KATORI is the oldest brand in the Terada Honke lineup. Only 10% of the rice is polished and brewed with “Kimoto" method. You will enjoy the unique umami flavor and tangy lactic acidity that only low rice polishing can provide. It also can be enjoyed warmed up to bring out its full flavor. We have learned that, when kimoto-zukuri was established in the Edo period (1603–1868), rice was pounded with a water mill, and the polishing ratio was about 85–90%. For KATORI, we brew with low-polished rice by following the old procedure from when kimoto was originated.
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We brew our sake with absolute trust in the invisible power of the microorganisms living in our brewery for a long time. We want to make full use of the force of nature to develop authentic sake that delivers true benefits to all those who enjoy it. We use pesticide-free rice and also have been growing some pesticide-free rice by ourselvs. 

The brewing style in Terada Honke is called kimoto-zukuri. This is a traditional style where the brewers sing sake brewing songs as they did in the past and where the microorganisms inhabiting the brewery join forces to drive the natural fermentation. We do not add yeast or koji, but brew sake with the help of the microorganisms inhabits in the brewery and using pesticide-free rice. We apply the “tenohira zukuri” approach, in which they use their own hands to prepare the yeast starter. Our sake’s color is amber because it is unfiltered.

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