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Hokuriku & Koshinetsu / Types: Sake
Six drinks from Fukui, each with a snack that suits it and a short story behind the bottle.
Kokuryu
A nationally popular flagship representing Fukui. Brewed with spring water of the Kuzuryu River, its hallmark is a clear, refined, poised taste. Known as a pioneer of premium sake, it's loved as a bottle for special days. Its dignified bearing is the very image of "black dragon."
Pairs with：Echizen-gani (Echizen snow crab) / Yaki-saba (grilled mackerel)
Bon
A distinguished Sabae name, also known as "BORN," served even to world dignitaries. All junmai, its creed is a lavish craft of long sub-zero ageing. Its rich, refined taste befits a celebratory table. A bottle to savor Fukui's world-class caliber.
Pairs with：Echizen-gani (Echizen snow crab) / Heshiko (rice-bran-cured mackerel)
Hanagaki
A brewery that has made sake with famed water in the mountain castle town of Ono. Valuing the umami of rice, its hallmark is a satisfying taste. The clear water of a heavy-snow region gives the sake its purity. Pair it with Echizen oroshi-soba and enjoy the mountain-village flavor.
Pairs with：Oroshi-soba (soba with grated daikon) / Yaki-saba (grilled mackerel)
Ippongi
A Katsuyama brewery with the earnest name "hold to a single principle." With a crisp, light drink, it has long stood by the local table. Also known as the land of dinosaurs, Katsuyama enjoys it as an unpretentious staple. Its plain straightforwardness is, if anything, pleasant.
Pairs with：Oroshi-soba (soba with grated daikon) / Echizen-gani (Echizen snow crab)
Hayaseura
A hardcore bottle brewed in the Wakasa port town of Mihama, long loved by men of the sea. Its sharp dry taste, evoking a sea breeze, crisply lifts Wakasa's seafood. It chooses honesty over flash, a connoisseur's flavor. Gazing at the rough Sea of Japan, you'll want to drink it in a hearty gulp.
Pairs with：Wakasa fugu (Wakasa pufferfish) / Heshiko (rice-bran-cured mackerel)
Hakugakusen
A Fukui-city bottle with a dignified name evoking "the peak of Hakusan, the realm of a sage." With a crisp, clear, poised taste, it's a rising talent lifting its reputation lately. Careful small-batch brewing yields a delicate aroma. A pure sake wearing the quiet air of the mountains.
Pairs with：Echizen-gani (Echizen snow crab) / Oroshi-soba (soba with grated daikon)