Pressing Series: Shizuku

Episode 70. This week finds us at the end of our short series on pressing the sake mash.  But what would you call a pressing method that doesn't actually press?  Enter the drip! "Shizuku" sake, also known as drip or trickle sake is the topic of this week's episode.  The method used to produce shizuku sake is known as "fukurotsuri" (bag hanging) and is the ultimate hands-off, low intervention way of extracting sake from the fermentation mash.  The sake mash bags (known as fukuro) are filled and then hung from a bar and suspended over a clean tank.  The sake that drips out by gravity alone is then collected as shizuku sake.  Obviously, this is a low yield method and is used for only what would be considered the most premium grades of sake.  Who knew that something so delicious could be achieved by simply hanging around?Support the show