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Koshu is sake that is stored for at least three years instead of the usual six months to a year. Slow reactions between its sugars and amino acids turn it yellow to amber and give it caramel, honey, dried-fruit and soy-sauce notes. In one study, commercial aged sakes had been stored either cool, controlled at 15 °C or below, or at ambient temperature.
No fixed amounts recordedNo fixed recipe. Koshu is ordinary sake given a long storage, so the brewing recipe is that of the sake being aged.
Rice, rice koji and water
The raw materials of the base sake, brewed and pressed as usual before ageing[jss-nrib2011]
Finished sake
Any type of sake can be aged; it is brewed and pressed as usual first[jss-nrib2011]
Starter
none for the ageing (the base sake uses koji and sake yeast)
Total time across the recorded steps: 3.1 years – 53 years
Start
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What changes:Koji and yeast turn the rice mash into new sake, which is pressed off
Step 1 of 4
Brew and press the base sake
Time
21–28 days
Reported
Temperature
8–18 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Aspergillus oryzae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Brewing follows the parent entry; this step is shown for context. Output: new sake.
Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Microbes at work in this step
Not documented for this step.
Method
Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source
At a glance
Koshu is sake that is stored for at least three years instead of the usual six months to a year. Slow reactions between its sugars and amino acids turn it yellow to amber and give it caramel, honey, dried-fruit and soy-sauce notes. In one study, commercial aged sakes had been stored either cool, controlled at 15 °C or below, or at ambient temperature. Made in 4 steps over 3.1 years – 53 years. The longest step, age for at least three years, takes 3–53 years (Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association and…) and runs at up to 15 °C (Boerzhijin S 2023). Aspergillus oryzae and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in brewing the base sake only does most of the fermenting.
Ordinary sake is stored about six months to a year before it is sold. Koshu is stored at least three years, long enough for the Maillard reaction to change its colour and flavour.
Minimum age
The NRIB guide says koshu is aged at least three years; SAKETIMES notes the term has no fixed legal definition
Colour
Yellow to amber; gold to dark amber in long-aged sake
Low-temperature aged koshuIn the 2023 study, sakes kept at 15 °C or below held isoamyl acetate and ethyl caproate, the esters that give freshness, above their odour thresholds for 3–30 years.
Ambient-temperature aged koshuIn the 2023 study, sotolon, dimethyl trisulfide and 3-methylbutanal rose greatly in sakes stored at ambient temperature and peaked after 11–20 years.
TaruzakeSake stored for a time in Japanese cedar casks; it has its own entry.
Safety
Pasteurised sake keeps for years. The NRIB guide notes that high temperature and long exposure to light discolour sake and raise unwanted aromas and bitterness, so ageing is controlled.