The Best Sake Daiginjyo Manotsuru. Well, that’s what it says on the box.
As a regular traveller to Sado ga Shima (Sado Island) in the Niigata prefecture, on my last trip, I was fortunate enough to drop by the Obata Sake Brewery.
The Best Sake Daiginjyo Manotsuru
Here you can find the Daiginjyo Manotsuru which is renowned for being the sake that Air France chooses to serve it’s business class and first class passengers.
At the cellar door
From the Obata Sake Brewery website
The ‘Four Treasures’ of Sake Brewing, from Sado, Niigata
The 3 elements that are commonly held to be crucial in sake brewing are “Rice”, “Water” and “Humans” (Brewers). In addition to the aforementioned three, we take into account the importance of “climate and nature”, which greatly influence the “Rice” and “Water”. Our motto is to brew sake where the ‘four treasures’ may work harmoniously to produce a well balanced product.Description
- A very flowery, fruit-like fragrance of melon and apple on the nose
- Well-balanced, light and smooth tasting, with a clean finish
- Stands out when served just a bit cooled
- It goes well with appetizers and seafood
- Served to first and business-class passengers on Air France
I’m no sake connoisseur, but I have to say that this was an enjoyable drop. It makes for a good excuse to visit Sado Island and enjoy it’s “climate and nature” whilst indulging in some nice sake.
Also, on an interesting sidenote, on my last trip to the Obata Sake Brewery I was served by the daughter of North Korean defector Charles Jenkins.
For more on sake, don’t forget to check out Go-Shu Blue Super Premium Junmai Ginjo Sake.
This article is a submission to the Japanese Sake Blog Carnival hosted by The Soul of Japan.
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Excellent.. I visited this brewery a few years ago. Thanks for adding to my carnival.
There is nothing like a “Sake Bomber”. One shot of your favorite sake, 4-5 oz. of favorite Japanese or other beer. Slide shot of sake down the tilted glass or gently drop it in, tap the glass on the table, hoist up the glass in the air with your friends and yell “Sake Bombaaaaaa” then drink it all up. Great fun way to start a night of enjoying Sushi.
The sellar looks “kawaii”
I have visited Niigata several times, but never Sado. I will visit the island someday to see beautiful nature and have some sake.
Hello
Could anyone tell me what makes this manotsuru sake so special compared to other premium sake in Japan?
Any comments on this will be highly appreciated. I am a student making a small research about this sake.
Oscar,
I’m not sure how you are going to write up something about this sake. It’s not considered the best, in fact there’s no best sake. We now understand that because sake, like with any alcohol, has more to do with acquiring the taste than hear say, so what’s considered the best may be just relative to what each person considers “good.”
I assume you know this already.
Again, how you plan to write something up on this one leaves me clueless. Good luck!