133 KOSHU

We make distilled spirits from a variety of ingredients, but the king of fruit-based spirits is brandy. Brandy is a word derived from the Dutch word brandewijn, which is an English word for burnt wine, and its origin is literally "burnt wine," that is, wine distilled.

Brandy is one of the oldest distilled spirits in history, and also the simplest and most natural, so the world's best brandies are mostly produced in the same regions that are famous for grape growing.

Mitosaya's first release, "Moeta Wine," is made from the Japanese grape variety Koshu.

With the help of Harada-san, who runs Shigei Brewery in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, I harvested about 500kg of Koshu grapes that were grown in Kai City and brought them home that very same day. Learning how to make natural wine, I hand-destemmed all the grapes, put them in amphorae, and stomped about 60% of them, then fermented them slowly with natural yeast and no added sugar.

During distillation, only the middle part, which is richest in aroma and flavor, is carefully selected, and the rich liquid that is extracted is aged for 10 months in small oak barrels.

This mitosaya brandy combines the youthful, fresh aroma of Koshu with the deep flavor of a single oak barrel.

Enjoy the refreshing taste that will overturn your image of brandy.

Product: Brandy Ingredients: Grapes (Yamanashi Prefecture), rice spirits, water Alcohol content: 42%
Capacity: 100ml/500ml

Artwork by Jason Logan

Limit two items per product (size) per person.

We make eau de vie from a wide variety of ingredients, but the king of all fruit-based spirits is brandy.

One of the oldest spirits in history, brandy is also the simplest and most natural. For this reason, the regions of the world where the best brandies are produced almost coincident with the famous grape-growing regions.

It is the first release of brandy from mitosaya, made from the Japanese grape variety Koshu.

With the cooperation of Mr. Harada, who runs Shigei Winery in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, we brought home 500 kg of Koshu grapes that had been grown in Kai City and harvested by hand on the same day. Following the natural wine making method, all the grapes are destemmed by hand, and after about 60% of the grapes are placed in amphoras and stepped on, the wine is slowly vinified with natural yeast and no added sugar.

The distillation process carefully selects only the middle part of the grape, which has the richest aromas and flavors, and the rich liquid is then aged for 10 months in small oak barrels.

The fresh, youthful aroma of the Koshu grapes is combined with the deep flavor of the single oak barrels to create mitosaya's brandy.

Enjoy the fresh taste that overturns the conventional image of brandy.

Item: Brandy
Ingredients: Grapes (from Yamanashi Prefecture), rice spirits, water
Alcohol percentage: 42%
Volume: 100ml / 500ml

Artwork by Jason Logan

Purchase quantity is limited to two items per product, per size.