Imagine you are walking through a lush pine forest, the trees alive with sweet bird song and warm sun filtering through the leaves. That’s how it feels to drink Okunomatsu “Tokubetsu Junmai.” Its light, nutty aroma gives way to a soft sweetness that is attractive to almost anyone’s taste. An earthy finish completes this masterpiece and leaves you refreshed, as if you just took a deep breath of pristine mountain air.
Okunomatsu is brewed in Fukushima Prefecture in the Tohoku region.
Okunomatsu Brewing Company
Fukushima Prefecture
In Fukushima with 300 years of experience, Okunomatsu has been brewing high quality sake using water from melted snow in Mt. Adatara, winning a gold medal annual national sake appraisal in nine years in a row. The tradition and challenge for innovation dates back to the beginning of Edo period, the spirit of the founder from a samurai family and his passion of high-quality sake brewing has been passed down from generation to generation. Mt. Adatara provides clean water from melted snow.