Bentenmusume (辨天娘) is one of the smallest breweries in Japan. The brewery is located in Wakasa town, Tottori prefecture. All of the workers are the family members. In summer, they make Goriki rice on their farm. From the beginning of winter, they start brewing with the Goriki rice, and other rice from farmers from the same prefecture. You can find the rice farmer's name on each of their bottles.
Bentenmusume believes that you should always drink sake with food, and Kan-zake (warm/hot sake) is best. Bentenmusume's sake has a subtle flavor at room temperature. However, when it is heated the flavor becomes slightly stronger as the temperature helps bring out the subtle flavors of the sake.
(A sake which has strong flavor at cold or room temperature will be too strong when it is warm or hot.)
My favorite is Goriki and Ao Label (Blue Label). Ao label is made from the leftover rice of other Bentenmusume labels. So this bottle does not have a rice name or a farmer's name.
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