C+E Portfolio Book

Hideyoshi Continued

BREWING PHILOSOPHY

Producing premium, quality sake is the goal of Suzuki Shuzoten, generation after generation. Ingredients are core to this: the sake rice they use, which is almost always of higher quality and milling than is typical for the classification, yielding smoother sakes with incredibly long finishes. The brewery is committed to using only local Akita sake rice, which imparts the deep, rustic flavors to their sakes that make them so exceptionally food-friendly. Add to that the skill and dedication of long-time toji (master brewer), Shigemasa Ishizawa further helps to deliver consistently high-quality and singular sakes. The brewery has developed a reputation not only for producing at a high level, but also for making sakes that are truly unique. There can be no better example of this than the remarkable Flying Pegasus Daiginjo Koshu. Limited to a production of only 300 bottles a year, it is made using a blend of 3, 5, and 7-year aged sake, combining the unique attributes of each into an infinitely complex whole. Owned by : Naoki Suzuki Master Brewer : Shigemasa Ishizawa Founded in : 1689 Region : Akita Country : Japan Sake : Hideyoshi, Flying Pegasus Koshu Daigingo Hideyoshi, Le Chamte Carbonated Sake Hideyoshi, Namacho Honjozo

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