SAKE MAP
Kansai / Types: Sake
Six drinks from Hyogo, each with a snack that suits it and a short story behind the bottle.
Kenbishi
A distinguished Nada name that inscribes its place in sake history, said to continue from the Muromachi period. Unchanged across the ages, its hallmark is a powerful, full-bodied taste. Loved even by the people of Edo, it's a bottle that is history itself. Warm it and you'll want to savor the flow of eternity.
Pairs with：Kobe beef / Anago (conger eel)
Kikumasamune
A long-established Nada name insisting on dry kimoto brewing. Its crisp, taut taste is called the royal road of food sake. Its creed is the hardcore stance of "mainstream dry." Chill it well and enjoy it with Japanese food.
Pairs with：Akashiyaki (egg-rich octopus dumplings) / Ikanago-kugini (simmered sand lance)
Hakutsuru
A major Nada brewery known nationwide. With a steady drinkability, it's a prime mover that greatly widened the base of sake. Bearing the auspicious crane in its name, it's a felicitous bottle, too. Unpretentious, it stands by you as an everyday cup.
Pairs with：Kobe beef / Akashiyaki (egg-rich octopus dumplings)
Tatsuriki
A bottle whose brewery stands in Harima, home of the finest sake rice, Yamada-Nishiki. Drawing out the powerful umami of rice, its hallmark is a satisfying taste. Flying the flag "the whisper of rice," it insists thoroughly on ingredients. A sake to honestly savor the caliber of Yamada-Nishiki.
Pairs with：Tajima beef / Anago (conger eel)
Okuharima
A hardcore brewery insisting on yamahai brewing in mountainous Yasutomi, Himeji. Its firm acidity and umami show their true worth when warmed. It has firm support from connoisseurs seeking a satisfying drink. A bottle to settle in and face slowly.
Pairs with：Ikanago-kugini (simmered sand lance) / Tajima beef
Fukunishiki
An earnest Kasai brewery that makes its entire lineup junmai from local rice. Its creed is a straightforward stance, insisting on "local rice, local water." With a crisp, deeply savory taste, it accompanies the dish. A rustic umami evoking a hometown's rice fields is pleasant.
Pairs with：Anago (conger eel) / Akashiyaki (egg-rich octopus dumplings)