SAKE MAP
Tokai / Types: Sake
Six drinks from Gifu, each with a snack that suits it and a short story behind the bottle.
Reisen
An auspiciously named bottle linked to Yoro Falls, famed for a legend of filial piety. "Rei" means a sweet sake, and true to that, its hallmark is a clear, refined taste. The Yoro water, chosen among Japan's finest, gives the sake its purity. A sake to savor, filial-son legend and all.
Pairs with：Ayu (sweetfish) / Hoba-miso (miso grilled on a magnolia leaf)
Michisakari
A historic Tajimi brewery sometimes called "the origin of dry sake." From an age when sweet sake was the norm, it has held to a crisp, dry style, a hardcore bottle. With a never-tiring sharpness, it's long loved as a food sake. Its honest, unswayed craft shines.
Pairs with：Hoba-miso (miso grilled on a magnolia leaf) / Keichan (miso-grilled chicken)
Kozaemon
A bottle known for careful craft in Mizunami, bearing the name of the brewery's founder. Its hallmark is a gorgeous, juicy aroma and a transparent taste. Its stance of brewing in small, hand-tended batches yields a delicate quality. A proud bottle carrying the maker's own name.
Pairs with：Ayu (sweetfish) / Hida beef
Bojimaya
A brewery on the banks of the Ibi River, taking on distinctive brewing that harnesses acidity. Firm acidity and umami powerfully lift the dish. Its creed is chasing no trends, pursuing its own taste, a hardcore stance. A connoisseur's bottle you grow to crave the more you drink.
Pairs with：Hoba-miso (miso grilled on a magnolia leaf) / Ayu (sweetfish)
Horai
A Watanabe Shuzo bottle layering history with the beautiful townscape of Hida-Furukawa. Brewed with the clear water of snow-deep Hida, its hallmark is a full-bodied taste. It's a brewery beloved as a sightseeing spot, popular for brewery tours. A sake you'll want to savor with the memory of a Hida journey.
Pairs with：Hida beef / Hoba-miso (miso grilled on a magnolia leaf)
Hyakushun
A brewery long by the local side in Mino, home of washi paper. True to its bright name "a hundred springs," its hallmark is a bright, poised taste. Lately, with refined craft, it's also highly rated by younger drinkers. A soft bottle evoking the warmth of Mino washi.
Pairs with：Ayu (sweetfish) / Keichan (miso-grilled chicken)