Yonetsuru Sake Brewery was founded in 1697 in Takahata, a town in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, northeast of Yonezawa City. The team is composed of local workers with a high level of skills. They take a special interest in rice and introduced a Junmai and Junmai Daiginjo made with “Kissui”, a new strain developed by the Takahata Sake Rice Group - an organization created in 1983 that comprises local farmers and brewery workers.
Junmai Daiginjo is the “A-list” category in the sake world – the best of the best – and a brewery’s best offering. Each grain of rice must be milled to at least 50% removal and 50% remaining, and some go as far as 23% “seimaibuai” or 77% removal of each grain of rice. Light, sometimes more fruity and more fragrant, this category is best for gift giving and light food pairings.