We launched this product in December of 2023 as an exclusive for the Namazake Paul Advent Calendar but it was so popular we are making it available individually. This is a Daiginjo purpose brewed to win competitions… and it is in a cup!  Using a small amount of distilled alcohol, the father-son Takeda team extracts extra explosive aromas of tropical melon. The finish has some umami depth from the local rice.

You can enjoy this on its own or the brewer suggests green olives to really help it shine. 

Takeda Shuzo is located in the coastal fishing village of Joetsu. Seizaemon Takeda started brewing in Kamiko Funatsu, a small fishing boat moorage, at the end of the Edo Period (1866). In 1990 Shigenori Takeda was appointed the current director and he is now joined by his son Haruki (10th gen). Only four other brewery workers and they grew the rice! 

https://www.katafune.jp/