Naraman

Naraman is produced by Yumegokoro Shuzo, founded in 1877 in Kitakata, Fukushima — a city as well known for its ramen as for its sake. The brand uses low-pesticide Aizu-grown Gohyakumangoku rice and the prefecture's proprietary Utsukushima Yume yeast, with brewing water sourced from the Tsugamine mountain stream, one of the Heisei-era Hundred Famous Waters of Japan; the result is a sake with a gentle fruity lift, rounded sweetness, and firm acidity.