"Asamurasaki "Morning Purple Red Rice Sake" by Kiuchi Sakery Japan, this is a sake made from red rice and is in fact, a red sake with an unusual taste. This is a Junmaishu sake, polished to 65% vs national Japanese average of 73%.
Red rice was cultured in ancient times and is hardly used any more. This very unique sake is naturally red in color and slightly sweet with some definite berry-like aromas and flavours and has a slight "spritz" to the mouthfeel.
KIKUSAKARI SPARKLING ASAMURASAKI
12% ABV
First, Asamurasaki is prepared with the alcohol content around 0.5–0.7% lower than our desired final alcohol content of 11% alc/vol to account for alcohol formation during the secondary all natural fermentation.
It is then bottled, and warm water is applied to the bottles to gradually raise the temperature inside the bottles to approximately 25°–28°C. [77°F - 82°F].
Secondary fermentation is then carried out for approximately one week.
Once the target natural carbonation and alcohol content are reached, the “sparkling Asamurasake” bottles are ready to go.
As the secondary fermentation is a completely natural process, it is highly affected by the ambient temperature. Therefore, the fermentation speed can vary significantly in summer and in winter.
The principles of sake brewing are: 1. Koji, 2. Moto, 3. Tsukuri
To brew the best sake, we must carefully select the rice that is best suited and follow a strict discipline in nurturing koji. The most essential process is making koji, followed by moto(the general term for the shubo making process), and finally, moromi-mash making called “tsukuri”.
To brew delicious pure sake, Kiuchi brewery only brew with 100% pure rice.
The Sake Rice (sakamai) is first polished (milled). Polishing must be gentle to avoid cracking the rice kernels, and must be done slowly to avoid too much heat being generated. The quality of the rice's polishing is based on the grade of sake it will produce. More polished for a higher grade sake. Kiuchi Junmaishu rice-polished ratio is 65%.
Asamurasake
Alc./Vol.: 14.0
