百光 | BYAKKO
Crystalline Sake
2022
¥27,500
Concept
Enter a world of unparalleled clarity
Byakko strives to be a bottle of the purest in quality. Made with unequaled technique and craftsmanship, Byakko brings elegant aroma, uncomplicated clarity of flavor and a pleasant finish that lingers. Byakko promises an eye-opening experience in the highest sake quality for drinkers the world over.
Light to last 100 years
Byakko, as our flagship, is created with the idea of bringing light to drinkers’ lives for 100 years and beyond. Byakko promises a light to illuminate your future, perfect for celebrations, well-wishes and a portent of luck for future endeavors.
Profile
Exceeding clarity, elegant aroma
Byakko boasts a crystalline appearance that seems to glimmer in the light. Imparting sweet, fruity flavors of pears, it also brings a gentle, elegant aroma reminiscent of lily flowers. Byakko’s mouthfeel is delicate and silky smooth, imparting a pleasant umami sensation that spreads on the tongue, and a clearness with notes of white peach. With a clear flavor uncomplicated by imperfections, Byakko additionally finishes with a mild and pleasant bitterness.
AROMA
Byakko’s elegant aromas bring to mind lily flowers, and the delicate scents of stone fruits like white and yellow peaches, and lychee.
MOUTHFEEL
Byakko brings a mouthfeel that is smooth and delicate like silk, with a sweetness and umami entirety unlike standard high-polish sake.
FINISH
Byakko finishes with a symphony, rich in umami and bitterness - a long-lasting tail that imparts this bottle’s unparalleled quality.
PAIRING
Pair Byakko with seafood, vegetables, white meat and other mild flavors to make this bottle sing. It also pairs exquisitely with fruit.
Manufacturing
The highest quality, born of cutting-edge polishing.
An 18% polishing ratio brings elegant flavor
Byakko’s 18% polish brings forward a delicate flavor profile. With a process that requires upward of 200 hours of meticulous polishing of the ingredient sake rice, Byakko achieves the clearest, most uncomplicated of flavors that bring a sweetness and rich umami from the sake rice.
Organic rice, cultivated with care by human hands
The organic sake rice used in Byakko, Dewasansan, is regarded for bringing sweetness and the richness of umami to the sake it produces. These qualities are further nourished through organic cultivation – a battle with the elements that requires patience and hand-removal of weeds and overgrowth that hinder rice maturation. This focus on organic cultivation by human hand is what gives Byakko its truly unmatched profile.
The greatest quality comes from the best water
Byakko is made from natural water taken from Mt. Chokai in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. This ultra-soft water helps bring the unparalleled quality and clarity of flavor Byakko is known for.
