This sake is made by the Nanbu Bijin Brewery of the Iwate prefecture. The name translates to "Southern Beauty", but the word Bijin also translates to "Beautiful Woman" and yes, this sake's fragrance and taste is like a beautiful Japanese woman! It smells like wild strawberries and fresh apples with a clean and mild taste. I had the pleasure of trying a bottle of this sake that had been aged for ten years with a group of my co-workers at Sakagura for my birthday a couple of years ago. The taste was amazing!
The brewery's owner, Mr. Kuji, told me it was a very memorable sake because it was the first Daiginjo that he brewed after graduating college. The taste was clean like fresh snow on a mountainside. This sake became my most memorable Daiginjo too!
