Tsukasabotan Honjozo "Tosa no Chokarakuchi"
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Rich umami, smooth texture, and a refreshingly crisp finish! A light, dry, honjozo sake from Tosa that you’ll never tire of drinking.
A robust, light-bodied, ultra-dry and sake that goes down smoothly and never gets old. A pleasant aroma expands on the palate alongside a soft umami, leading to a surprisingly refreshing and crisp finish. When warmed, despite its ultra-dry character, a subtle sweetness emerges, resulting in a crisp, dry warmed sake with a clean finish. With a crispness as clear and bright as the sun of southern Tosa, this is the true essence of Tosa’s ultra-dry sake!
Tsukasabotan Shuzo, 司牡丹酒造
Location: Sakawa, Kochi prefecture
Grade: Honjozo 本醸造 土佐の超辛口
Rice: Koji: Gohyakumangoku (Shimane), Kake: Kitanishiki (Hyogo), Koshihikari (Kochi)
Polish: 65%/70%
Yeast: 701
ABV: 15.5%
SMV: +9
Acidity: 1.4
Tsukasabotan ( the name means "King of Peony”) is one of the oldest and most prestigious breweries in Kochi prefecture. Located in a valley surrounded by the Shikoku mountain range, it was founded in 1603 in the town of Tosa and was once the private brewery of Shigeyoshi Fukaoizuminokami, the feudal lord of Sagawa castle. Traditionally, sakes from Tosa were bright and dry. Today sakes of all styles are brewed in the region, but Tsukasabotan remain staunch traditionalists, making dry, expressive sake that pair with the region’s sea-influenced cuisine.
Tsukasabotan’s sakes are historically important enough to be referenced in novelist Ryōtarō Shiba’s 1962 masterpiece, Ryōma Goes His Way, set during the events of the Meiji restoration.
katsuo no tataki, sashimi, sake theft, chawanmushi, yu tofu
お燗温度帯 ぬる燗（40℃）～上燗（45℃）
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