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Yoshinogawa Daiginjo

Yoshinogawa Daiginjo: Half a millennium of sake making from Niigata

Post author:Alex
Post published:March 4, 2018
Post category:Sake Post Sake Review

BreweryYoshinogawaPrefectureNiigataSake typeDaiginjoMilling ratio40%Alcohol16%SMV+3Acidity1.2 What is the oldest sake brewery? It’s a good question and I spent a good amount of time digging around to find it out. I have to…

Alex

Alex is a London-based sake blogger, podcaster, IWC Sake judge and sake advocate. He is a publisher of the Sugidama Blog website and a host of the Sugidama Podcast. Alex has an International Kikisake-shi (Sake Specialist) qualification from SSI (Sake Service Institute). He sees his mission as expanding the awareness of Japanese sake among as many people as possible and helping the growing community of sake lovers to bring together beautiful Japanese sake and non-Japanese food as a way to build a better understanding between our cultures.

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