First Battle - Uijin

Japanese: 初陣 - ういじん

A Japanese sake from Shimane. The name of the sake comes from the fact that the first head of the family celebrated his first battle at the age of 17 as a horse-riding warrior of the Hiroshima domain. "Tsunano" is a daiginjo sake made by a Tsuwano brewer using rice polished to 40%. It has a light, dry taste. Other varieties include junmai ginjo, junmai, and honjozo. It won gold medals at the National New Sake Tasting Competition in 1990, 1993, and 1999. The main rice used is Sakanishiki. The brewing water is Tensen, a spring water from the foot of Mt. Aono. The brewery, Furuhashi Sake Brewery, was founded in 1878. It is located in Ushiroda, Tsuwano-cho, Kashima-gun.

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

Japanese:

島根の日本酒。酒名は、初代当主が17歳のとき、広島藩士お馬廻りとして初陣を飾ったことに由来。「津和野」は米を40％まで磨いて津和野杜氏が仕込む大吟醸酒。淡麗辛口の味わい。ほかに純米吟醸酒、純米酒、本醸造酒など。平成2、5、11年度全国新酒鑑評会で金賞受賞。原料米は主に佐香錦。仕込み水は青野山山麓の湧水「天泉」。蔵元の「古橋酒造」は明治11年(1878)創業。所在地は鹿足郡津和野町後田。

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