Momonosato Hiyaoroshi

Hiyaoroshi is one of the most celebrated seasonal categories in Japanese sake: brewed in winter, pasteurized once in spring, then matured through the summer in cool storage and released in autumn without a second pasteurization, relying on the cool fall air to stabilize the sake naturally. Akaiwashuzou's Momonosato Hiyaoroshi, polished to 50%, benefits from months of undisturbed maturation in the brewery's Akaiwa cellars, developing a depth, roundness, and integration that freshly pressed sake cannot achieve. The single pasteurization preserves some of the vitality of namazake while the extended aging adds the smooth, settled character that defines autumnal sake at its best.