Brewery: Hamakawa Shoten • Prefecture: Kochi  • Rice: Matsuyama Mii milled to 55% • Yeast: Kochi Yeast AA-41 • Water: Nahari Underground Well Water (very soft) • Sake Meter Value*: +5 • Acidity: 1.3 • ABV: 13%

• Light bodied and refreshing, low ABV of 13% makes for an ideal hot weather sake.
• Clean taste with the soft sweetness of rice contrasted by vigorous effervescence.
• Ideal as an apertif, paired with light whitefish or enjoyed on its own over ice.

“Schwa!” is the sound of bubbles or fizz in Japanese, and Bijofu’s sparkling sake shares all the clarity and precision of their other sake. Delicate sweetness is balanced by fine bubbles laced through the sake, making for a refreshing and lively low ABV sake.