Zaku Youzan Ittekisui

ABV: 17%

Volume: 750ml

Brewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten

Origin:  Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Grade: Daiginjo

Rice Polishing Ratio: 40%

Best Serving Temperature: 5°C - 13°C

Storage: Keep in a cool, dark and dry place

Savoury, salty dishes enhance the sake’s fruity character.

Spanish Tapas; Prosciutto and Melon; Anchovy and Garlic Pasta

The name of Zaku's premium series sake — ittekisui — comes from the Buddhist teaching that even in just a single drop of water, the immense life-giving value of water remains unchanged.

The rice is polished away so that only 40% of the grain remains and is then brewed slowly at a low temperature.

Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, makers of the award-winning 'Zaku' brand of sake, was founded in 1869 and is located in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Suzuka is fortunate to be blessed with a natural environment ideal for sake brewing. Cool, clear water from the Suzuka Mountains springs forth into the vast Ise Plain, where rice of the highest quality grows. It is with this rice and water that Suzuka’s delicious sake has long been made. It is perhaps no coincidence that Japan’s most sacred shrine, Ise Jingu, lies in Mie Prefecture where sake has been long intertwined with Shinto rituals, both an inseparable part of daily life. Even today, those unchanged rituals are still performed at Ise Jingu, with sake fulfilling its role as a sacred drink of the gods. The brewery believes it is their destiny to brew good sake here.

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