Image from @S Shizuoka Shinbun
In an interesting variation on a kir (crème de cassis blackcurrant liqueur with white wine), freshly produced shinshu junmai sake made by the Shidaizumi brewery with locally grown Yamada-nishiki rice has been infused with blackcurrants grown at Fujieda Ferme in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture to create Himenomi cassis sake. First made three years ago, this year saw a record harvest of blackcurrants and the largest production run to date of 600 bottles.
Links:
- Fujieda Ferme (Japanese)
- Shidaizumi brewery (Japanese)
- Shidaizumi brewery (English summary)
- Original article (@S Shizuoka Shinbun, 7 October 2017)
[bctt tweet=”Is it a kir? No, it’s a cassis sake!” username=”tastetrans”]