Undersea bottle keeping system! Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture “Oyster Professional LLC” and WaterGate LLC begin selling rights to undersea aging
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Press release: March 31, 2024
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Undersea bottle keeping system! Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture “Oyster Professional LLC” and WaterGate LLC begin selling rights to undersea aging
*In order to resolve issues in the oyster industry, we will implement new initiatives using oyster resources and invigorate the oyster industry. Would you like to send your favorite alcoholic beverage to be aged under the sea for 6 months in the sea of Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture? *
Overview of the submarine bottle keeping system
■Recruitment period: April 1, 2024 (Monday) to April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) 23:59 ■Summary:
1. Sales quantity: 30 units
2. Price: 10,000 yen/piece
3. If you send us your favorite alcohol between April and mid-May, we will sink it to the ocean floor as soon as we have everything. (Shipping costs are the responsibility of the rights purchaser) 4. We will raise the price after 6 months and send it to the purchaser. There is no charge for return shipping.
5. Location: “Uchi no Umi”, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture An image of Tokushima Prefecture’s representative sake “Naruto Tai” being allowed to sit for six months.
What is undersea aged sake?
In 1998, a 1907 vintage Edsic Monopole was salvaged off the coast of Sweden, and it attracted attention because its contents were in perfect condition with no deterioration.
In 2010, a 200-year-old champagne from the 1820s to early 1830s was found off the coast of Finland, and it became a hot topic because it was delicious and had not deteriorated.
change in taste
It is said that aging in the sea makes the taste* mellower and increases the umami.
In a certain research presentation, it was said that *the flavor and sweetness increased, and the alcoholic taste decreased* compared to before aging.
When analyzed in detail, it was announced that while the amount of glucose, which is the source of sweetness, increased, the value of organic acids decreased, which was in line with the sensory
evaluation.
Photos from an event where we aged alpaca under the sea and held a drinking competition.
why do it
We want to solve problems in the oyster industry by expanding the possibilities of oysters.
In many regions, oysters are grown by hanging them on rafts made of wood. We believe that we can expand the possibilities of oysters by effectively utilizing the rafts that exist only for cultivating oysters as rafts that create the “magic of the sea.”
Oyster consumption is decreasing year by year, and farmed oyster production in 2021 will be approximately 159,000 tons (including shells), 30% of 20 years ago in 2001 (approximately 231,000 tons). It is said that this number is decreasing.
Additionally, in recent years, oyster production has been decreasing significantly due to temperature changes and feeding damage (being eaten by other creatures).
As a result, the business conditions of oyster fishermen have become difficult. By keeping the underwater bottles, you will become the savior of the oyster industry.
oyster raft
About the place to keep the underwater bottle
Under the Undersea Bottle Keeping System, we will keep your bottles under the sea at a depth of approximately 10m in the ocean near Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture.
The alcohol is suspended on oyster rafts, allowing it to age on the seabed as the oysters grow.
The person in charge of keeping the underwater bottles is Koichi Etsu, who farms Tokushima Prefecture’s leading brand of oysters, “Uzushio Champion.”
The alcohol, which is aged in underwater bottles under the rafts where Whirlpool Champion grows, is sure to be a perfect match for oysters. Details page
You can find out more about Undersea Bottle Keep from this page. https://kakiwakatenokai.com/pages/kaiteibottolkeep-kaiteijyukuseishu
Recruitment matters
If you are interested in this initiative, please apply from the Submarine Bottle Keep details page.
Also, if you are a company that sympathizes with our activities and philosophy and would like to work with us on seabed aging, or would like to sponsor us, we would appreciate it if you could contact us using the inquiry form.
* About the Young Oyster Association *
The Oyster Young People’s Association is a team formed to solve the problems faced by Japan’s oyster industry and make it a sustainable industry. The team includes fishermen and founders from Miyagi, Ishikawa, Hiroshima, Tokushima, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima prefectures, and is active on a daily basis.
We will continue our activities to encourage more fishermen to participate. The current oyster industry faces problems such as “low profits despite hard work,” “lack of successors,” and “lack of time and budget for advertising,” and the Young Oyster Association is working to solve these problems. We aim to make the oyster industry a sustainable industry by making the profession of oyster fishermen profitable and aspirational.
*Activities of the Young Oyster Association*
1. Exchange of opinions among oyster fishermen
The Young Oyster Association regularly visits each other’s production areas to improve each other’s knowledge.
Normally we would be rivals, but by exchanging knowledge and working hard together, we strive to produce oysters that oyster fans will find truly delicious.
2. Holding events such as oyster tasting parties
The Young Oyster Association holds regular tasting events, where people sample the brand oysters and processed oyster products of the Young Oyster Association. We are working to help people taste and compare oysters raised with great care by fishermen from each production region, and to learn that “the taste is different depending on the producer.”
We also have processed products such as “oyster pizza” and “garlic-free oysters pickled in oil,” and we are working to let customers experience the deliciousness by eating them.
3. Activities using NFT
The oyster youth group uses NFT (non-fungible tokens) to sell oysters x We are engaged in NFT activities. By utilizing the cutting-edge technology NFT, we are communicating with oyster fans and spreading the appeal of oysters through NFT.
Using the characteristics of NFT, you can purchase oysters at 5% off on the EC site of the Oyster Young People’s Association, or eat oysters with oyster coins.
Earn (eat and earn) is also available.
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