Moon on the Water Namazake
SAKE OVERVIEW

Available seasonally as a namazake offering. This vibrant showstopper is beautifully soft and feminine, brewed by one of Japan's only female brewery owners and tojis. Brewed in Hiroshima, the birthplace of Ginjo sake, which is known for remarkably soft water that requires expert skill to use in sake production. Once mastered, it enables a highly controlled, precise fermentation, resulting in vibrant fruit aromas. This Junmai Ginjo is bottled immediately without charcoal filtering.

GRADE Junmai Ginjo
Tasting Notes

Aromas of key lime pie and margarita with extra salt. A touch of effervescence keeps this sake light on its feet with a subtle ribbon of gentle umami throughout.

Food Pairing

Delicious with seafood. Try paired with a lobster roll.

Tech Details

Alcohol:
16.5%
Size:
6/720ml
Suggested Retail Price:
$
UPC Code:

Seimaibuai:
55%
Rice:
Yamada Nishiki
Nihonshu-Do:
+3
Acidity:
1.4

The Brewery

Imada Brewery

Fukucho marked on a map of Japan

Fukucho’s female brewery owner, Miho Imada, is also the Toji – a rarity in Japan to have both jobs done by the same person.

  • Miho-san’s passion and curiosity for sake brewing is truly amazing: to date she has revived a local heirloom rice that was out of use for hundreds of years, created her own hybrid yeast starter, and experimented with brewing sake using white koji.
  • There are around 30 female tojis in Japan, but when Miho-san started brewing there were far fewer. Her extreme dedication to her craft encourages the future of women in this industry.
Brewery Name:
Imada Brewery
Brewery Founded:
1868
Toji (master brewer):
Miho Imada
Brewery Location:
Hiroshima
Brewery President:
Miho Imada
Fukucho marked on a map of Japan