■ Product Features
 
Category: Daiginjo
 
Rice: Yamada Nishiki, Special-A district, Hyogo Prefecture
 
Polishing rate: 40%
 
Profile: Light and slightly sweet (Sake Meter Value ±0 / Acidity 1.0–1.2)
 
ABV: 16%
 
 
 
Brewed slowly and patiently, this Daiginjo offers the crisp, refined cut and elegant aroma that only top-grade Daiginjo can deliver. Full-bodied yet gentle, with delicate notes of melon and muscat unfolding on the nose. The texture is light and silky, with a soft, fruit-like sweetness. 
 
 
 
■ Made with 100% "Special-A District Yamada Nishiki" from Hyogo. Yamada Nishiki is widely regarded as the highest-quality sake rice with the finest aromatics; among its variants, Tsurumi Shuzo uses only the very top tier — 100% Special-A District Yamada Nishiki from Hyogo. These designated Special-A growing areas exist only in a handful of locations within Hyogo, producing exceptionally rare and high-quality rice essential to brewing premium sake.
 
 
 
■ Award History
 
2024 (Reiwa 6)
 
・Annual Japan Sake Awards, Reiwa 5 brewing year — Gold Medal
 
 
 
2023 (Reiwa 5)
 
・Annual Japan Sake Awards, Reiwa 4 brewing year — Gold Medal
 
・104th Nanbu Toji Self-Brewed Sake Competition (Reiwa 5) — Ginjo Section, Excellence Award
 
・Aichi Prefecture New Sake Competition Reiwa 5 — Ginjo Section, Prefectural Brewers' Association Chairman's Award
 
・"Delicious Sake in a Wine Glass" Awards 2023 — Gold Medal
 
 
 
2022 (Reiwa 4)
 
・71st Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau Sake Competition 2022 — Ginjo Section, Excellence Award
 
・Australian Sake Awards — Gold Medal
 
・Annual Japan Sake Awards, Reiwa 3 brewing year — Gold Medal
 
・Oriental Sake Awards 2022 — Daiginjo / Ginjo (Rich) Category, Silver Medal
 
・International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2022 — "SAKE" Daiginjo Section, Bronze Medal
 
・103rd Nanbu Toji Self-Brewed Sake Competition (Reiwa 3 brewing year) — Ginjo Section, Excellence Award
 
・Aichi Prefecture Sake Brewers Association, Reiwa 4 Sake Tasting Study Group — Ginjo Section, Prefectural Brewers' Association Chairman's Award
 
・"Delicious Sake in a Wine Glass" Awards 2022 — Gold Medal