KUROUSHI, Junmai, (Nate Shuzoten)

Tasting Comment

You feel the flavor of yogurt at first. The flavor of banana follows. When you drop it in your mouth, the bold acidity comes. You also find the sweetness of rice, Umami, some minerals. The texture is thick. Compared to Junmai-Ginjo, this bottle is more unrefined. But, it would part with Japanese dish more. And, I recommend you should enjoy in warm or hot style.

Taste Chart

Sweet-Dry: 3/5 (1 is sweet, 5 is Dry)

Fruity-Acid: 4/5 (1 is Fruity, 5 is Acid)

Light-Bold: 4/5 (1 is Light, 5 is Bold)

5℃~40℃

Simmered fish or vegetables, Grilled fish with salt

The tips of this Ippon

This brewery is located at Kuroe, Wakayama Prefecture. Wakayama holds Kumano Kodo, a network of ancient pilgrimages trails. It is said that who walked the trails from Kyoto and Nara firstly saw Pacific Ocean at Kuroe. Because there was the rock that was looked like a lying caw, the cove was called Kuroushi (black cow) cove. This brewery was founded in 1866. They has been brewing Japanese Sake and “Kuroushi” was born in 1990. “Kuroushi” is the brand that focuses on Junmai-Shu. The brand name derives from the history of Kuroe. What they pay attention to mostly is the quality of rice. They visited farmers in many famous rice production areas, like Hyogo, Okayama, Shiga and Toyama. This bottle is the standard class in KUROUSHI. You can find it in many restaurants in Wakayama. The local people love this bottle because it is tasty.