Brewery - Fujinishiki Brewery
Delicious sake from Susono brewed with underground water from Mt. Fuji.
“Susono-grown Aichinokaori,” rice brands suitable for brewing sake, are grown amidst the rich natural environment spreading out at the foot of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Hakone using cool, clear water from Fukara Yosui, which was designated as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure.
It is used to brew wonderful sake in pursuit of the Susono identity. “Mononofu” and “Susono” made from only Susono-grown Aichonokaori, good-quality Susono-grown rice.
Please enjoy each of them.
Polishing Susono’s good-quality “Susono-grown rice” to 60% and using the abundant “Mt. Fuji spring water as preparation water, the chief brewers pour in their hearts and souls as they brew this sake using traditional skills.
The body and fragrance of this sake are extremely well-balanced by making good use of the deliciousness of the rice, and it has the dry, clear, easily-drinkable yet satisfying taste that is characteristic of honjozo (pure brew). This sake goes particularly well with Japanese cuisine and you will never grow tired of the taste.
Name of suitable rice: Susono-grown Aichinokaori
Rice-polishing ratio: 60%
Alcohol content: 15〜16%
Sake meter value: +4
Acidity: 1.2
Polishing Susono’s good-quality “Susono-grown Aichinokaori” to 50% and using the abundant “Mt. Fuji spring water as preparation water, the chief brewers pour in their hearts and souls as they brew this sake using traditional skills.
The fruity fragrance and smooth taste characteristic of Junmai ginjo creates a full-bodied palate together with a refreshing drinking sensation due to making good use of the deliciousness of the rice.
Name of suitable rice: Susono-grown Aichinokaori
Rice-polishing ratio: 50%
Alcohol content: 15〜16%
Sake meter value: +3
Acidity: 1.3
The sake is brewed only from “Susono-grown Aichinokaori,” a rice brand suitable for brewing sake grown using water from Fukara Yosui, which was designated as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure.
The body and flavor are of this sake are extremely well-balanced and it gives a feeling of fresh, young, moderately fragrant sweetness with a light, smooth drinking sensation. This sake gives a sense of the culture, weather and climate characteristic of Susono City, and it is highly welcome as one’s usual sake or even as a gift.
Name of suitable rice: Susono-grown Aichinokaori
Rice-polishing ratio: 60%
Alcohol content: 15〜16
Sake meter value: +5.0
Acidity: 1.3
“Junmaishu Susono” is brewed from 140 bags of “Susono-grown Susono-grown Aichinokaori,” a rice brand suitable for brewing sake harvested every year in early September and grown using water from Fukara Yosui, which was designated as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure. It is made exclusively from rice grown in Susono City, and this amply brings out the individuality of the flavor and deliciousness of the rice characteristic of junmaishu. In addition, it has the smoothness, body and refreshingness of freshly-brewed raw unprocessed sake, and since it is not heat-treated, you can enjoy the rich flavor characteristic of raw unprocessed sake with its fruity fragrance and high alcohol content of 18%~19%.
Name of suitable rice: Susono-grown Aichinokaori
Rice-polishing ratio: 60%
Alcohol content: 15〜16
Sake meter value: +5.0
Acidity: 1.3
