Large sake cup

Japanese: 大盃 - おおさかずき

Sake from Gunma. When Oguri Kozuke, the Shogunate's treasurer at the end of the Edo period, travelled to America as an envoy, the ancestor of the brewery accompanied him. After returning home, the name of the sake, "Chomori," was changed to "Daisaka" (large sake cup), in honor of the large sake cup used to toast the brewer. The sake comes in daiginjo, junmai ginjo, ginjo, junmai, honjozo, and futsushu varieties. Won gold medals at the National New Sake Tasting Competition in 1990, 1995, 1997, and 2005. The rice used is Yamada Nishiki, Wakamizu, and other varieties. The brewery's water is from underground streams from Mt. Haruna. The brewery, Makino Sake Brewery, was founded in 1690. It is located in Gonda, Kurabuchi-cho, Takasaki City.

Source: Kodansha [Sake, Honkaku Shochu, Awamori] Brand Collection Information

Japanese:

群馬の日本酒。幕末の幕府勘定奉行・小栗上野介が遣米使節として渡米した際、蔵元の先祖が随行した。酒名は、帰国後「長盛」という酒を、大きな盃で祝杯をあげたことにちなみ「大盃」と改銘。大吟醸酒、純米吟醸酒、吟醸酒、純米酒、本醸造酒、普通酒がある。平成2、7、9、17年度全国新酒鑑評会で金賞受賞。原料米は山田錦、若水など。仕込み水は榛名山の伏流水。蔵元の「牧野酒造」は元禄3年(1690)創業。所在地は高崎市倉渕町権田。

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