Tasting notes: This is a plum liqueur blended with "Kakugami", a premium sake made from Ishikawa prefecture's rare rice "Miko haramai". Rich in aroma and rich in flavor, this umeshu is recommended on the rocks or with sparkling water. Of course, you can enjoy it as it is. Empty bottles are also very beautiful when used as vases.
【中村酒造】
Founded in the Bunsei period of Japan (1818-1829), the first generation Nakamura Eisuke was the great-grandfather of the current leader Nakamura Taro. He and his wife inherited the raw materials for sake brewing from the Kanazawa wealthy businessman Takasou family. In 1889, he turned to sake brewing. Nakamura Sake Brewery takes "local sake" as its core, and has insisted on combining locally produced raw materials with local people, water, climate and natural characteristics for a century to brew high-quality sake, brewing and providing sake that retains the original softness and timeless flavor of rice. That's why Shuzo pays special attention to using local rice, such as Mikohara Rice, one of Japan's rare local rice brands (produced in the Mikohara area of Hakua City, Ishikawa Prefecture), and organic rice from Ishikawa Prefecture.
【Use high quality raw materials】
Nakamura Shuzo is committed to brewing sake with a soft and long-lasting rice fragrance, insisting on using high-quality local rice, such as Mikohara rice produced in Mikohara City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which is one of the rare local brand rice in Japan. Sake is made from groundwater from the famous Tetori River originating from Hakusan Mountain. In addition, since 2000, Nakamura Distillery has discharged treated safe wastewater through the loose water filter bed method without using any chemicals to protect water sources and the environment for the next 100 years. The Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, where Nakamura Shuzo is located, is famous for its pure and gentle terroir. There is a local saying: Even the soil in Noto is gentle. The rich products and food culture have bred outstanding sake brewers. They make unremitting efforts and perseverance to integrate the cultural style of Noto into Riei sake.
【The pope’s edible rice is the rare rice variety “Kamiko Original Rice”】
Shenzi original rice is a rare rice with an annual output of only 30 tons.
"Mikohara rice" is a legendary story in Japan. Before 2004, the Mikohara area in Yukai City, Ishikawa Prefecture was such a typical village. However, Shenziyuan is now not only out of the list of extreme villages, but also an idyllic resort for urbanites to enjoy rural life. The rice produced locally is also famous for its high-quality varieties. What changed all this was Takano Makoto, who was "downgraded" to the Agriculture and Forestry Department. He tried his best to overthrow Mikohara, and he did not hesitate to write a letter to the Pope of Rome by leapfrogging the government's public relations unit. He succeeded in getting the Pope to recommend Mikohara's rice and won the title of super civil servant. , his story was even written into a book.
"Your Son of God was originally a small village with only 500 people. Our Vatican is the smallest country in the world with less than 800 people. Let us be a bridge from a small village to a small country." In this way, they became This is the first rice dedicated to the Pope since Oda Nobunaga's tribute folding screen. With this name, Shenzi Yuanmi became popular all over the world.
