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‘Kissui” rice developed and bred by Yonetsuru Shuzo. The characteristics for ”Kissui” is the heart of rice is larger than “Kame-no-o” or any other sake rice. There is a lot of starch, which is considered to be a condition for high-quality sake rice. Although it is taller than the pro-American “Kame-no-o”, it is difficult to fall down. It is a bottled storage liquor that has been pasteurised only once. It is a junmai sake with a soft flavor.
2015 International Wine Challenge Junmai Sake Category Silver Prize
2003 National Japan Sake Competition Silver Prize

Mizumoto Junmai Sake aims for a beautiful sake quality by using a low-temperature soyashi water production method that makes use of lactic acid, yeast-free (yeast with brewery), and white koji enzymes. By doubling the ratio of both koji and shubo to more than the usual ratio, the nuances of mizumoto are firmly incorporated into the moromi, resulting in a refreshing sake with a balance of sweetness and acidity with low alcohol. The melody and different rhythms of various microorganisms such as white koji enzymes, citric acid, natural lactic acid, and yeast in the brewery play “improvisation” (improvisation).

Brewed from organic rice in a very limited quantity. Tasting this sake will surprise you: it brings together the round character of most Kyoto sakes with a dry and clean finish, full of umami. It gives out flavors of ripe fruit and rice, yet is not sugary. A wonderfully structured sake, far beyond the (under-)promise on its label. Brewed with the Iwai rice strain, notoriously moody to grow and hard to brew