Wakatakeya Denbee Fukuiku Genroku no Sake

"Wakatakeya Denbee Fukuiku Genroku no Sake" is a highly historically valuable revival sake that bears the name of the founder, the first Wakatakeya Denbee, and reproduces the high-concentration brewing method of the Genroku period.
It is a work that revives the sake brewing technology of the Genroku period in the modern age, completed by the previous brewery owner who utilized his specialized knowledge with a doctorate in fermentation engineering and carefully studied ancient documents.
The Genroku period (1688-1704) was during the reign of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and is known as a time when culture flourished. In order to reproduce the sake brewing technology of this era, the rice polishing method, koji making method, and mashing method were faithfully reproduced based on ancient documents, pursuing the taste of that time. As a result, surprisingly, a sake with a rich and complex taste similar to sherry wine was born.
It has a golden hue, a rich and mellow aroma rises, and when put in the mouth, a dense umami and body spreads. The umami components of rice drawn out by high-concentration brewing are condensed, and it features a deep taste like long-term aging. The alcohol content is also high, making it suitable for a style of tasting a small amount slowly, and it is recommended to enjoy it as a digestif or nightcap.
Sold in 180ml and 720ml bottles, there are also products in gift boxes, making it popular as a gift. As a valuable existence that conveys the sake brewing technology of the Genroku period to the present day, it is highly evaluated by enthusiasts interested in the history of sake.
"Wakatakeya Denbee Fukuiku Genroku no Sake" is the result of a historical project in which the oldest brewery in the Chikugo region with a history of 326 years revived the taste of the founding period in the modern age. Under the family motto "Wakatakeya is not a business inherited from ancestors, but something entrusted by descendants," it is a brand with high cultural value that contains a sense of mission to pass on the sake brewing culture inherited from the past to the future.