“Hakuba Nishiki” & “Kagiya” In-store tasting event @ Ikebukuro

You can taste Hakuba Nishiki, Usui Shoten Inc. from Nagano prefecture, and Kagiya, Seiryo Shuzo from Ehime prefecture.

Hakuba Nishiki (Usui Shoten Inc.)

Founded in 1906.
At the “London Sake Challenge 2013” held in Harrods, London’s renowned department store, this sake brewery won both the Gold and Silver awards, considered the highest honor, for three of their ginjoshu sake varieties for two consecutive years.
The rice used in this brewery is grown by contract farmers who have received the license as a local “eco-friendly farmer.”

白馬錦 大吟醸 麗酒 うららしゅ Hakubanishiki Daiginjo Urarasyu 720ml 薄井商店 【 信州長野の地酒 】

Awarded a Platinum medal in the London Sake Challenge 2018.

Usui Shoten Inc. Home page

 

Kagiya (Seiryo Shuzo)

Founded in 1877, Seiryo Shuzo is located in Saijo City, known as the Capital of Water, in Ehime Prefecture. Primarily utilizing locally sourced Ehime Prefecture cultivated sake rice, Seriyo Shuzo brews sake in the mild winter months with a team of five, including the brewmaster. The brewery motto is “sake is crafted using dreams and heart.” From the rice fields to the bottle, the brewery strives to produce better sake year over year. They seek to put smiles on the faces of everyone who drinks their sake.

伊予賀儀屋 熟成 純米 無濾過 生詰 Iyo Kagiya Junmai Red-label 1800ml

Awarded a Gold medal in the Junmai Daiginjo & Junmai Ginjo category at the Kura Master 2018.

Unfiltered Sake. Muroka Sakes skip the Activated Carbon Filtration process after brewing. Kagiya sakes are all unfiltered, so as to ensure retention of the natural Umami of traditional Sake. Light Junmai Ginjo sake clearly retaining rice umami flavors.

Seiryo Shuzo Home page

 

DATE AND TIME

2018/8/9 (Thu) – 8/15(Wed) 10:00~20:00

You cannot go? Check out ichibansake Event Calendar

LOCATION

Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store B1F

1 Chome-1-25 Nishiikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 171-0021

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Access

Directly connected to “Ikebukuro station”

Web site

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