Koshi no Kanbai Chotokusen Ginjo

Chotokusen, or Super Special Selection, sits at the top of the Koshi no Kanbai lineup. Yamada Nishiki polished to 30% yields an ultra-refined Daiginjo with pristine clarity, delicate floral notes, and a bone-dry finish characteristic of Niigata. Brewed by Ishimoto Shuzo, it reaches 16% ABV with a notably dry sake meter value of +7 and a very low acidity of 1.0. Its flavor is fruit- and floral-led over a dry structure. Koshi no Kanbai helped ignite the jizake, or regional-sake, movement of the 1970s, and this expression remains a reference for the brand.

Chotokusen (Super Special Selection) is the pinnacle of the Koshi no Kanbai lineup. Yamada Nishiki polished to 30% yields an ultra-refined Daiginjo with pristine clarity, delicate floral notes, and a bone-dry finish that is distinctly Niigata. This is the sake that launched a thousand jizake pilgrimages in the 1970s and remains a collector's benchmark.