風之森 日之光 507 Challenge Edition 【特別栽培飯米．白桃×草莓果香的夏季清爽挑戰作】

【風之森 日之光 507 Challenge Edition】
特別栽培飯米．白桃×草莓果香的夏季清爽挑戰作

這款風之森 CHALLENGE EDITION 2026 日之光 507奈良縣御所市油長酒造的限定挑戰系列作品，由藏人每年選定一款酒米作主題，只釀一次的企劃酒款。 本作使用奈良縣產特別栽培米日之光100％，精米步合 50％，無濾過、無加水、生酒，酒精度 13％，以飯米作為原料設計出透明感高、酸度鮮明、質感輕快的夏日風之森新面貌

日之光 是由越光與黄金晴交配而成的飯用米，為奈良縣廣泛種植品種之一。 作為特別栽培米，其農藥與化學肥料的使用量被控制在當地慣行標準的 50％以下，兼顧安全與環境考量；在米價高漲、部分飯米失去出路的背景下，油長酒造將這批日之光成員工挑戰酒，作為 2026 年 Challenge Edition 的重點

香氣帶鮮明白桃與草莓印象，伴隨蘋果、洋梨般的白果香，華麗但不厚重，同時保留風之森一貫的清晰感。入口有天然微氣泡帶來輕快躍動，酸度鮮明、酒質透明銳利，由柔滑且具密度的旨味與甘味支撐。整體以乾淨俐落的 Dry & Sharp 收結，同時保留風之森特有的水感與鮮度

飲用溫度
建議冰鎮至約 6–10℃

配餐建議
適合配搭清爽調味的鹽燒魚、炭燒雞肉串、天婦羅、可樂餅，或以昆布、柴魚高湯為主的關東煮等

【製造者】油長酒造（奈良縣御所市）
【清酒等級】非公開
【容量】720ml
【使用米】奈良縣產特別栽培米ヒノヒカリ 100％ (日之光 )
【精米步合】50％
【酒精度】13度

【Kaze no Mori Hinohikari 507 Challenge Edition】
Special‑cultivation table rice – white peach & strawberry, sharp and transparent

This “Kaze no Mori CHALLENGE EDITION 2026 Hinohikari 507” is a limited challenge release from Yucho Shuzo in Gose, Nara. The CHALLENGE EDITION name is given to one‑off brews where the brewers choose a theme rice and design a sake around it, brewed only once for that year. For 2026 they use 100% Nara‑grown, specially cultivated Hinohikari table rice, polished to 50%, and bottle it as an unfiltered, undiluted namazake at 13% alcohol, aiming for a high‑transparency, sharp, light style that shows a new face of Kaze no Mori.

Hinohikari is an eating rice created by crossing Koshihikari and Ougonbare, designated as a recommended variety in Nara and widely grown in the prefecture. As a specially cultivated rice, pesticides and chemical fertilisers are kept below 50% of regional conventional levels, with safety and environmental care in mind. In the context of rising rice prices where some table‑rice lots lost their usual buyers, this Hinohikari was brewed as a “staff challenge sake,” becoming the focus rice for the 2026 CHALLENGE EDITION.

The aroma shows clear notes of white peach and strawberry, supported by apple and pear‑like white fruit tones, giving a glamorous yet never heavy fruit profile that still reflects Kaze no Mori’s signature clarity. On the palate, fine natural carbonation brings a lively lift, the acidity is bright and the texture feels transparent and sharp, backed by smooth, dense umami and sweetness. Flavours move between white peach, strawberry and white‑fruit nuances, finishing dry and clean with a crisp edge, while retaining the distinct water‑like freshness that defines Kaze no Mori.

Serving temperature
Best served well chilled at around 6–10°C 

Food pairing
Pairs naturally with simply seasoned grilled fish, charcoal‑grilled chicken skewers, tempura, croquettes and dashi‑based oden

【Producer】Yucho Shuzo (Gose, Nara)
【Category】Not disclosed
【Volume】720ml
【Rice】Specially cultivated Hinohikari (Nara Prefecture)
【Rice polishing ratio】50%
【Alcohol】13%