福島県·日本酒
Matabei
The local sake brewed by Shika Sake Brewery in Iwaki City is called "Matabei." The brewery was founded in the 2nd year of Koka (1845). There remains a charming anecdote that the brewery began when the first generation, who loved sake far too much, started brewing it just for himself. As for the name, it was taken directly from a person's name—which was rare at the time—to make it easy to remember and in the hope of receiving protection from the ancestors. During the peak of the coal mining era, there were many sake breweries in Iwaki, but they have decreased with the changing times, leaving only a few today. Shika Sake Brewery is one of those precious remaining ones. Their Daiginjo is highly skilled, having won consecutive gold awards at the National New Sake Awards. This is a bottle you can enjoy cleanly alongside the seafood of Iwaki.
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