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SETO SHUZOU Houmon Azumacho
Volume Retail Price
1,800ml(with a gift box) 16,500 yen
720ml(with a gift box) 8,250 yen

Junmai Daiginjo Azumacho

Quality Characteristic
Junmai Daiginjoshu
Alcohol Content
16 degree
SMV(Sake meters value)
-1
Acid
1.5
Amino Acid
1.1
Raw Material rice
Yamada-nishiki
Rice Polishing rate
35%
Yeast
Kyoukai1801,901
Brewing methods
3 step Preparation
Sake Lee Rate
34.3
Raw Sake Alcohol
16
Sake Conversion Rate
356.31 L/T
characteristic

Sake made with Yamada-nishiki produced by ourselves. The rice is carefully polished to 35% and only Kyoukai yeast is used for the sake. Junmai Dai-ginjo, characterized by the alcohol content -1, which is precious to drink.

Difference of Sake conversion rates between Azumacho’s average rates for the past 10 years and the national average rates

* National average value: Excerpt from Sake manufacturing chart in 2013 (Quick estimate)
Product Name Category Sake Lees rate(%) SCR Raw Sake Alcohol RSMV
National Average Junmai Daiginjoshu 35.9 368 17.5 +1.7
Junmai Daiginjo Azumacho Junmai Daiginjoshu 40.4 334.6 17.2 -6.6

What’s sake lee rate?

It means that the ratio of the weight of sake lees to rice. For example, 30% of sake lees rate means 100kg of rice turn into 30kgs of sake lees and 70kgs of sake. This shows that the higher the sake lees rate, the more excellent the sake becomes.

What is SCR, Sake conversion rate (raw materials availability)?

It means acquisition amount of pure alcohol per polished rice 1t. Generally, high quality sake like ginjo-shu is said to have low sake conversion rate.

RSMV: Raw Sake Meter Value