Kiku-Masamune Junmai Kimoto Sake - NV (1.8l) Size:1.8L with the Rattlesnake ridge at

with the Rattlesnake ridge at 15% and the Hayne Vineyard about the same

There is slightly better density to the powerful yet caressing medium-bodied flavors that are less mineral-driven but even more complex and persistent on the overtly saline finish

- Neal Martin January 2024

The name Côte d'Or is an abbreviation of "Cote d'Orient"

the initial stripping run produces low wines at around 60 proof (30% ABV) and then the spirit run produces new make whiskey at around 150 proof (75% ABV)

Kiku-Masamune Junmai Kimoto Sake - NV (1.8l) Size:1.8L with the Rattlesnake ridge atUnlike most breweries' current practice of adding commercially purchased lactic acid, the Kimoto method is a traditional and painstaking technique for cultivating robust yeast slowly and methodically by tapping the natural biological power of living lactic acid bacteria. Strong yeast cultivated using the Kimoto method continues to actively ferment even as the alcohol content of the sake mash increases toward the end of the fermentation period,