Katō Kichibee Shōten
Born Muroka Nama Genshu (Yamadanishiki)
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Born Muroka Nama Genshu (Yamadanishiki) is a sake produced by Katō Kichibee Shōten in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture. Its name describes three defining characteristics: muroka means it has not been filtered through activated charcoal, nama means it is unpasteurized, and genshu means it has not been diluted with water after brewing.
It is made from contract-grown Yamadanishiki rice from Hyōgo Prefecture and rice kōji. The rice is polished until 50% of each grain remains. The brewery describes it as sake collected from the middle portion of the pressing and then aged at −10 °C. It contains 17% alcohol.
It has a pronounced aroma, freshness, and a full, rich flavor, with the robust character associated with unpasteurized, undiluted sake.
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Katō Kichibee Shōten is a family-run sake brewery in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It has been producing sake since 1860, and its sake is now sold under the Born name. The Katō family has run the business for eleven generations.
The brewery makes sake exclusively from rice, without additives, and places particular emphasis on rice polishing: on average, 34% of each grain remains after polishing. The name Born, once reserved for its finest sake, was adopted across the entire range in 1963. The brewery began selling daiginjo sake commercially in the late 1960s and introduced a sake aged for three years in 1971. Its range today includes several junmai styles, among them aged and sparkling sake.
Born is sold in Japan and internationally, and its products have received numerous international awards.
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