Eiko Fuji Ban Ryu Honjozo

Eiko Fuji Sake

Eiko Fuji demonstrates a classic Yamagata style—light, clean, and fruity, showing notes of green apple and candied sugar. The brewery is in the town of Tsuruoka, which is called the “Nada of Yamagata.” Nada is a center of sake making in Kobe. Although Tsuruoka’s producers are smaller in scale, they still comprise the heart of sake making in Yamagata. Yamagata also claims that ginjo level sake comprises 60% of the region’s production, making it the largest ginjo producer as a percent of its total. The long, cold winters of this northern area cool the breweries and create ideal environments for long, slow fermentation in which delicate yeasts produce wonderful aromas and fruity sake. Being relatively flat and undeveloped, the region produces abundant amounts of rice. The soft water of the region makes the sake light and velvety.