SAKE MAP
Shikoku / Types: Sake
Six drinks from Ehime, each with a snack that suits it and a short story behind the bottle.
Ishizuchi
A Saijo bottle bearing the name of Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest peak in western Japan. Flying the flag "sake that lives at the table," it pursues a taste that lifts the dish. Its creed is a sincere stance, carefully brewed as a family. A sake where you can feel the clear water at the foot of the sacred peak.
Pairs with：Tai-meshi (sea bream rice) / Jakoten (fried fish cake)
Umenishiki
An Ehime name layering history in Kawanoe, a sake town of Shikoku. Its full, savory taste has been loved across a wide range of drinkers. It has firm credentials, building a record at many competitions. A bottle wearing a gorgeousness like a plum blossom.
Pairs with：Jakoten (fried fish cake) / Tachiuo (largehead hairtail)
Kagiya
A bottle by a Saijo brewery flying the flag "sake that feels the sea." Crisp and food-friendly, its hallmark is a sharp taste. Its refined label design draws younger drinkers, too. A refreshing sake evoking the calm Seto Inland Sea.
Pairs with：Tai-meshi (sea bream rice) / Kezuri-kamaboko (shaved fish cake)
Yamatanmasamune
A bottle of a brewery long by the local side in Imabari. Its crisp taste goes well with the famous yakitori, too. With an unassuming approachability, it settles into the daily table. A sake that quietly stands by life in Imabari, the towel town.
Pairs with：Imabari yakitori (grilled chicken) / Jakoten (fried fish cake)
Yukisuzume
A bottle of a brewery long loved in Iyo, near Matsuyama. Its mellow, calm taste has a never-tiring gentleness. Its endearing name, "sparrow in the snow," is memorable, too. After a soak at Dogo Onsen, you'll want to savor it with a sigh of relief.
Pairs with：Tai-meshi (sea bream rice) / Tachiuo (largehead hairtail)
Himehayashi
A Matsuyama bottle bearing the "hime" of Ehime. Its hallmark is a lively, bright taste, evoking festival music. It's known as an approachable sake that colors local food. With the heat of an Iyo festival, you'll want to enjoy it.
Pairs with：Imabari yakitori (grilled chicken) / Kezuri-kamaboko (shaved fish cake)