Yoshida Sake Brewing was founded in 1743 in the Hirose district of Yasugi City, Shimane, with family records suggesting the ancestors began producing sake as far back as 1730 under the patronage of the Hirose Domain. The Gassan brand takes its name from the mountain visible from the brewery grounds, a peak that served as the site of Toda Castle, the legendary impregnable fortress of the Sengoku period. The brewery uses locally sourced super-soft water with a hardness rating of just 0.3, one of the lowest among Japanese breweries, which supports extremely delicate fermentation and the clean, sharp finish that Gassan's house style is built on. Jousen represents the standard-grade expression of a kura whose nearly 300 years of unbroken operation in the same Yasugi valley location underpins every bottle.
Aug 06, 2024, 7:36 AM
