A new limited sake ​crafted by one of our favorite Breweries, the Kubota Manjyu Original Yeast YX Edition, is a unique take on the flagship Manjyu Junmai Daiginjo that exemplifies the brewery's commitment to quality and innovation. Utilizing Gohyakumangoku rice from the Koshiji Region of Nagaoka City in Niigata Prefecture, the brewery actively participates in the rice cultivation process to ensure superior quality, which is becoming more common as brewers seek to have more control over the quality. The rice undergoes an in-house polishing down to 40% (10% more than the regular manjyu) using the original shape (Genki) polishing method, preserving more of the starchy core, which makes for a finer sake compared to the regular Manjyu. Fermentation is driven by the proprietary "YX" yeast, developed over years of meticulous research and considered by Kubota to be one of the best strains for sake production, which is unique to them. This results in a much more umami, dynamic, multi-layered, and elegant Sake compared to the more fruity and richer profile of the regular Manjyu bottling, complemented by a deep, very smooth, clean, and crisp finish that is a trademark characteristic of Niigata sakes. This is a major step up in quality over the regular bottling of Manjyu, and in essence, manjyu could be compared to a village wine in Burgundy, where the Manjyu YX is a premier cru with more depth, complexity, refinement, and elegance.