Why should you take it?
Luxurious taste of Yamagata sake rice.
Yukimegami (Snow god) is a Yamagata rice grown in Yamagata's water and is a terroir-oriented sake rice for premium ginjo and daiginjo sake. The result is a sake with an elegant aroma when opened and a soft, clean taste.
Yamadanishiki is the king of sake rice, but it is Yukimegami that offers a refinement and sharpness not found in Yamadanishiki. To enjoy the character of Yukimegami as it is, we have chosen "Kajokotobuki Yukimegami Junmai-daiginjo undiluted" by Kotobukitoraya shuzo.
Kotobukitoraya shuzo is a long-established sake brewery founded in 1715. The brewery was located in Yamagata City when it was founded, but moved to the current Takase area for a better environment for water quality. The Takase area is a famous production area for safflowers and the prefectural flower of Yamagata Prefecture, and has been selected as a Japanese cultural heritage site.
The subsoil water of the Zao mountain range is soft water that gushes out over a long period of time. The Yamagata Prefecture sake rice 'Yukimegami' is grown in this soft water, and the sake brewed with this soft water is 'Kajokotobuki Yukimegami Junmai-daiginjo undiluted'. Enjoy the undiluted sake of Yukimegami with the rich flavour of this original sake.
Katsunari Sawada / KURA ONE® Owner
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Product
KURA ONE®Kajokotobuki Yukimegami Junmai-daiginjo undiluted (180ml)
This "Kajokotobuki (Yukimegami)" is a Junmai (pure rice)-daiginjo undiluted sake made from the finest sake rice "Yukimegami" produced in Yamagata Prefecture, polished luxuriously up to 60%. It is brewed with Yamagata yeast and underground water from the Zao Mountain Range, resulting in a refined and delicate aroma of Ginjo and a soft, transparent, and pure taste of the original sake. It is made without using any added rice (kakemai) and uses only rice for koji, employing the traditional method of brewing with all rice, which requires a lot of time and effort, to create a rich and mellow flavor.
Brewer: Kotobukitoraya Shuzo
Area： Takase / Yamagata
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice used: 100% Snow Goddess
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice polishing ratio: 40
JAN: 4595644645053
(per can)
Size: 5.7 x 5.7 x 9.9 cm
Weight: 0.196 kg
Capacity: 180ml
Awards
IWC (UK) Silver Award in Junmai-daiginjo category
Brewery
Kotobukitoraya Shuzo
Founded in 1715, the Kotobukoraya shuzo has a 300-year history of sake brewing. The brewing water used by Kotobukitoraya shuzo, which is essential for sake brewing, is natural soft water that has been produced over a period of about 400 years. Melting snow from the Zao mountain range, including the Snow Monster, permeates the granite strata over a long period of time and is drawn up from underground water veins over a long period of time. Furthermore, high-quality sake rice and Yamagata yeast produced locally in Yamagata Prefecture are used to create locally rooted terroir sake. The brewery has won numerous awards at national and international competitions every year.
Kotobukitoraya shuzo is located in the Takase area of Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan and was the setting for the Ghibli film 'Omohide Poroporo'. The sake is made in a cultural wilderness with safflower fields spreading out in front of the brewery, which has been recognised as a Japanese Heritage Site.
Area
Takase / Yamagata
The Takase area in Yamagata Prefecture is a 25-minute drive from Yamagata Station. The Takase area is reached by passing by the Bunshokan, a building in the British Early Modern Revival style and designated a National Important Cultural Property, and Enmeisui, where you can drink natural soft water from the Zao Mountains.
The Takase area is a safflower production area. Saurobana is used as a dye and cooking oil, but visitors can also enjoy appreciating the transformation of safflowers, which start out bright yellow, then turn orange and gradually turn red. The 'safflower culture supported by Yamadera', comprising the 'safflower field scenery' and the 'safflower festival' in early summer, has been recognised as a Japanese Heritage Site.
KURA ONE®TRIP
Yamagata and Takase travel routes starting from Bunshokan.
