Episode 81 Show Notes

Episode 81. This week, let’s peruse another prefecture and visit what’s known as the “Roof of Japan”, the mountainous, landlocked and high altitude Nagano Prefecture. This prefecture is most widely known as the host of the 1998 Winter Olympics but it is also famous for its photogenic snow monkeys that love to warm up in the onsen hot springs in winter. The many towering mountain chains of Nagano provide snow melt water to much of the region and because of this, Nagano has the second highest number of sake breweries of any prefecture. John and Timothy sample a sake from a quintessential brand of Nagano: Masumi, and they explore their flagship, the Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai. The guys really dig deep and “talk turkey” about this brew. Join us for another virtual outing to a sake-centric prefecture as we explore and sip our way through Nagano!


Skip to: 00:19 Hosts Welcome and Introduction
Welcome to the show from John and Timothy


Skip to: 03:14 Sake Spotlight: Nagano

Nagano Prefecture Map
Snow Monkeys of Nagano


Outside Masumi’s beautiful sake shop with Mr. & Mrs. Miyasaka.
Masumi’s SUWA brewery

Miyasaka Jozo
Address: 1-16 Motomachi Suwa, Nagano-ken 392-0006. Japan

Masumi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masumi_sake
Masumi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sakemasumi/
Masumi Website: https://www.masumi.co.jp/en/
Masumi Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCas4KKCG9pPysQL7-kKBp6g/


Skip to: 20:52 Sake Introduction and Tasting: Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai

Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai


Brewery: Miyasaka Jozo
Classification: Junmai
Alcohol: 15.0%
Prefecture: Nagano
Rice Type: Hitogokochi, Miyamanishiki
Seimaibuai: 70%
SMV: +3.0

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Skip to: 32:10 Show Closing

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Episode 81 Transcript