Joto Junmai Sake is produced by Eiko Fuji Brewery – a 13th generation family-run sake producer in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, Japan. As a brand, Joto produces a variety of liquor products including sake, umeshu, and more. This particular bottle of Junmai “The Green One” Sake uses a Dewa-No-Sato variety of rice, with a polishing ratio of 80%. This percentage refers to how much of the rice grain is left after the milling process. After the rice is prepared and malted, it is fermented with a local Yamagata yeast, and pressed with an automatic pressing machine to remove the rice particles. The end result sake has a SMV (gravity) value of +7.5 […]
While I’ve sampled a few sakes over the years (Emmeline and I even shared a sake flight the last time we had sushi), I’ve never actually owned a bottle myself. I was always too overwhelmed by the number of brands and styles. Thankfully, I came out of the holiday season with this bottle of Gekkeikan Black & Gold Sake, so I don’t have to stress anymore, and can finally start my sake journey. The Gekkeikan brand can be traced all the way back to 1637, when Jiemon Okura first established a sake brewery in Fushima, a town near Kyoto. The Okura family continued to operate the brewery and expand the brand until it was officially renamed […]