Fusozuru
Founded in 1903, Kuwabara Sakaba produces Fusozuru, a brand whose name evokes a crane spreading its wings, in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, drawing its water from the Takatsu River, widely regarded as one of Japan's clearest waterways. The brewery set out deliberately to make sake that does not chase prominent aroma but instead delivers the pure umami of rice, designed to be sipped slowly alongside food rather than finished quickly in isolation. The mouthfeel is described as clean and direct, with the natural flavor of rice transmitted without distraction.
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Recent Fusozuru Reviews
Tasted warm. Forest floor nose when warm. Rich and delicious on palate. Creamy, velvety and flavors intensified by a notch when compared to cold. Roasted cashew nuts and almond bitterness aftertaste.
on Fusozuru Junmai Ginjo Omachi →Tasted cold. Clear, medium lemon color. Clean nose, medium, umami, soy sauce, yogurt, rice, yellow flowers. Palate - off dry, medium-acidity, medium umami and alcohol, medium- body and flavor. Soy sauce first notes followed by almond cashew nuts aftertaste with a bit of zesty citrus flavors. Medium- finish.
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