Masumi Suwa 1662 Junmai Daiginjo Yumedono Sake

Yumedono (Palace of Dreams), an ancient masterpiece of Buddhist architecture, has been the name of Masumi's best sake for over a century. Brewed with top-grade Yamada Nishiki rice and Masumi number seven yeast, then gravity-filtered one drop at a time, this masterpiece of the brewer’s art will usher you into a sensory palace of dreams . The brewery was firmly established by 1662 and had done well enough to gain the praise of several historical figures. We began using the name “Masumi” for our sake at the end of the Edo period (1603-1867). Masumi, which means transparency or truth, is the name of a 8th century bronze mirror kept at the Suwa Taisha shinto shrine. My family had provided the shrine with sake for centuries, so it was only fitting that our sake took the name of the shrine’s “Masumi Mirror.”