171 ROUND POTATO

Sales start from 10:00 on Sunday, May 26th

This is a fragrant distilled liquor made from sweet potatoes grown in Mutsuwa Town, Chosei District, Chiba Prefecture, next door to mitosaya.

Mutsuzawa Town is located between the sea and the mountains, and is a tranquil area with a rural landscape. In this town, they grow sweet potatoes and dried sweet potatoes on abandoned farmland. This is where "Mutsuboshiimo" sweet potatoes are produced. The variety cultivated is Beni Haruka. It is characterized by its high sugar content and moist texture, and its high maltose ratio gives it a refined sweetness.

Beni Haruka sweet potatoes are planted in late spring, grown for about five months, and harvested in autumn and winter. They have a sugar content of about 9 degrees when harvested. By ripening in a refrigerated storage facility with a low temperature and high humidity environment, the sugar content increases to 14 degrees. They are then washed, sorted, and steamed using local natural gas. The steamed sweet potatoes are peeled with a knife, sliced, and then laid flat to dry.
The Wanted Things Project, which was started by the Mutsuwa Town Post Office, has now grown significantly with 26 farmers involved.

At mitosaya, we receive the fruit parts, including the skin, that are generated during the drying process and use them as raw materials. Although it is not used for dried sweet potatoes, the part around the skin is actually the most fragrant.
After aging, saccharification, and steaming to soften it, it is perfect for making alcohol. After adding hot water to bring it to the optimum temperature for fermentation and adding yeast to ferment it, it is cooled strongly and distilled to bring out the aroma.

The distilled liquid has a floral sweet potato aroma and a sweet taste. Because no koji is used, the pure sweet potato aroma is brought out.
The light, fruity aroma of tropical fruit is just like a sweet potato eau-de-vie. It is round and gorgeous, with a long-lasting aftertaste.

First, try it neat in a wine glass or grappa glass. It also goes great on the rocks, with water, or with dried sweet potatoes.

Be sure to also try " CARAMEL POTATO ," which is made from the same sweet potato.

specification

Product: Spirits Ingredients: Sweet potatoes (produced in Chiba Prefecture), malt Alcohol content: 48%
Capacity: 110ml/500ml
Artwork by Aureliusz Kowalczyk

Limit two items per product (size) per person.

26 May (Sun.) 10:00 - on sale

Mutsusawa-cho, Chiba Prefecture, a neighboring town of mitosaya, is located between the sea and mountains and has a peaceful satoyama landscape. In this town, sweet potato cultivation and hoshi-imo production are carried out on abandoned farmland. The sweet potatoes grown in the town are "Beniharuka" (red faruka). It is characterized by its high sugar content and moist texture, and has a refined sweetness due to its high maltose content.

Red Haruka is planted in June and cultivated for about 5 months. Sweet potatoes harvested in the fall and winter have a sugar content of about 9 degrees. The sugar content rises to 14 degrees by maturing in refrigerated storage in a low-temperature, high-humidity environment. They are then washed, sorted, and steamed using local natural gas. The sweet potatoes are ready when you stick a splittable chopstick through them and it goes right through. The steamed sweet potatoes are then peeled with a knife, sliced, and laid flat to dry. This is how hoshi-imo is made.

Mutsuboshi-imo, a hoshi-imo started by the Mutsuzawa-cho post office, has now become an industry in the town with 26 farmers involved. At mitosaya, the dried hoshi-imo is used to make sake from the fruit, including the skin, that is produced during the drying process. The skin is actually the most aromatic part of the fruit, which until now has not been used. After maturation and saccharification, as well as steaming to soften it, the berries are fermented with hot water and yeast to reach the optimum temperature for fermentation, and then distilled to bring out more aroma by intensifying the cooling process.

The distilled liquid has a floral sweet potato aroma and sweet flavor. Since no malted rice is used, the pure aroma of sweet potatoes can be brought out. The fruity and light aroma like tropical fruits is truly an eau de vie of sweet potatoes. It is round, floral, and has a long-lasting finish.

Try it straight out of a wine glass or grappa glass. It is also great on the rocks or with water, or of course with dried sweet potatoes.

Please also try " CARAMEL POTATO ", which was born from the same sweet potato.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type: Spirits
Ingredients：Sweet potatoes (Chiba Prefecture), malt
Alcohol content: 48%
Volume: 110ml/500ml
Artwork by Aureliusz Kowalczyk

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