ARTA Iio Jozo Genmai Kurosu

Product Type: Black Rice Vinegar Quantity: 500mm Lio Jozo is a small craft brewery located in northern Kyoto Prefecture, founded in 1893 in Miyazu by the sea. The fifth generation, Akihirio Iio, now heads the family business, specializing in rice vinegar made from organic whole brown rice grown by local farmers. The quality of Iio Jozo rice vinegar lies in the technique developed by Akihirio's father: fortifying their homemade sake with more rice grains, resulting in a purer and richer Junmai sake, containing equal parts sake, water, and vinegar. Then fermented for 100 days, it is aged for 8 months in its wood- and straw-lined vat. By creating a double-brewed rice vinegar, the artisans achieve a vinegar with complex aromas, more healthy nutrients, and a pronounced umami flavor. The result? Genmai Korosu vinegar contains the equivalent of 200 grams of rice per liter, unlike industrial rice vinegars, which contain on average only 40 grams.