Reikyo 'Absolute 0' Junmai Daiginjo Sake

Prefecture: Miyagi • Brewery: Niizawa Jozoten • Rice: Kura no Hana milled to 0.85% • Water: Soft spring water from Mt. Zao • Sake Meter Value: 0 • Acidity: 1.4 • ABV: 16%

• Made from Kura no Hana rice milled to 0.85%, remaining, the most highly polished sake in the world.
• Smooth, with faint notes of Asian pear and honeydew, and a quiet, whispering finish.
• Packaged in a handmade wooden box made with traditional Japanese wood joinery techniques.
• Just 999 bottles produced annually.

Sake making reaches a pinnacle with Reikyo ‘Absolute 0’. Niizawa Brewery made history by taking a full seven months to polish rice down below 1% remaining and then being able to grow koji on the tiny grains. By using the very center of the rice they are able to coax out haunting, evolving flavors and a delicate texture. The result is a masterpiece of sake making: pristine yet bold, a drink both of contemplation and of sheer pleasure.

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