Kinmon Konohana
金紋 兄花Konohana — Takeuchi Shuzo, Gifu
A sake brewed without interruption since the brewery's founding
Specifications
- Type
- Futsushu
- Rice
- Not disclosed
- Rice polishing ratio
- 70%
- Yeast
- Not disclosed
- Alcohol
- 15–16%
- Sake meter value
- +2
Flavor profile So-shu
So-shu — clean and light
A 70% polished futsushu with SMV +2 and 15-16% alcohol points to a restrained, rice-led aroma and a light-to-medium body. Sweetness sits near neutral, leaning slightly dry.
Estimated by AI from the published specifications and the brewery's description; your impression may differ.
About
Ogaki City, with its clean and abundant groundwater, has a land well suited to sake brewing. Takeuchi Shuzo was founded in 1744, the first year of the Enkyo era. It began as a sake brewery in the castle town of Ogaki in the mid-Edo period. The brewery is said to have started producing sake, including Konohana, the brand that was its founding label. Kinmon Konohana is a sake that has been brewed since the brewery's founding.