Junmai Daiginjo Sake 'Season II'

Brewery: Yamawa Shuzoten w/the Date Seven Collective • Prefecture: Miyazaki • Rice: Hyogo Grown Yamada Nishiki milled to 47% • Yeast: Miyagi Type A • ABV: 16%

• A collaborative effort from Miyagi Prefecture’s “Date Seven” collective, each brewery takes a different step of the process.
• Aroma of sweet steamed rice. Soft texture, supple creamy sweetness laced through a light bodied sake. Slightly bitter finish of rosemary.
• Beautifully session-able sake, an excellent pairing for delicate flavors, raw whitefish and vinegar based sauces.

About DATE Seven:

Ruled in medieval times by the Date (pronounced Dah-teh) samurai clan, Miyagi is now a center of sake making innovation. Each year the breweries gather to make sake collectively, with the host brewery in the lead role and the other six taking over a crucial step of the process. The resulting limited release sake is the highest expression of their combined art and craftsmanship, and a testament to the sake making of Miyagi.

Date Seven Season II Episode II

Lead Brewery: Yamawa Shuzoten

Rice Polishing: All Breweries

Rice Preparation (Soaking, Steaming, Cooling): Suminoe

Koji: Katsuyama

Shubo (Starter): Urakasumi

Moromi (Mash/Fermentation): Hakurakusei

Pressing: Koganesawa

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