Kokumi Sake 101 What is Kokumi? Q 1 A: Kokumi is the sixth taste, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Kokumi Sake 101

What is Kokumi? Q 1

A: “Kokumi” is the sixth taste, or “heartiness”  Kokumi 1. sweet • 2. sour • 3. bitter • 4. salty • 5. umami • 6. kokumi • Kokumi is a Japanese word can be roughly translated as "heartiness", and does not • have a taste of its own but enhances other tastes. Kokumi compounds can be found most prominently in aged steaks and cheeses. • The eastern diet contains more foods that are rich in kokumi. (Term Wiki )

What is this fish? Q 2

A: The fish is gyotaku, a fish printing art.  Gyotaku art Gyotaku (from gyo "fish" + • taku "rubbing") is the traditional method of Japanese fish printing, dating from the mid ‐ 1800s. This form of nature printing may Wikipedia have been used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an artform on its own. As a form of art, Gyotaku is • also practiced around the world. (Wikipedia) Gyotakuartist.com

What is Tokubetsu? Q 3

A: Tokubetsu means “Special”.  Tokubetsu Junmai “Tokubetsu Junmai “ indicates the use of highly • polished , very special sake rice. Kokumi sake uses traditional handcrafted methods • and only the fines natural ingredients to create the robust, classic ‐ style sake . Type of sake: Tokubetsu Junmai • Type of rice: Miyama ‐ nishiki • Polishing rate: 60% • SMV: +4 (Dry) •

Junmai 70 % ~ 60% Tokubetsu Junmai Ginjo 60% -50% Daiginjo 50%~ Nigori Unfiltered

How about the taste? Q 4

Tasting Notes  Gold Medal, 93 points  “Exceptional” Bright aromas of baked  Best Buy apple. Asian pear, rice pudding, and dried flowers  At The 2013 World Sake Challenge with a medium/full ‐ bodied, silky honey finish, make this savory, umami ‐ driven sake a perfect partner to tempura, sushi and sashimi. Serve cold. (Beverage Testing Institute, Chicago)

Our Brewery, Our Craft The Kokumi Brewery is located in the North Kanto • region, about 100 miles north west of Tokyo. This area is well known for its mountain spring • water and gorgeous mountain flowers that decorate the landscape in spring and summer. Kokumi Brewery, built in 1994, has introduced • modern technology to enhance its traditional craft. Kokumi offers one of the finest sakes of Japan, fusing the best of ancient and present ‐ day Japan.

How to decode a Japanese sake label? 酒、さけ、 Sake

特別純米限定酒 Tokubetsu Junmai, Gentei ‐ shu (a limited production) こくみ Kokumi 特別純米 Tokubetsu Junmai 謹製 (Special Pure Rice Sake) The brewery’s seal (meaning “Carefully produced”)

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