and sugar cane flavors that are sneakily complex
Prefecture: Yamagata • Rice: 100% Highest Grade “Tokujo” Omachi Rice • Water: Soft ‘Sakura-shimizu’ water • Yeast: Kyokai #10 cultivated in house• Sake Meter Value: +4 • Acidity: 1
A very fun exploratory “type” of sake that is made to baffle and impress
It’s the same brewery that made Omachi rice (found in this Junmai Ginjo) famous in Fushimi
Round mouth-feel
Sanwa Shurui Wakabotan Junmai Ginjo "Yamadanishiki" Shimane and sugar cane flavors thatThe nose on this wonderful New World Junmai Ginjo is a splendid collection of grape, green apple, vanilla, rice candy, lemon lime, and steamed rice aromas. In a word, this pasteurized sake drinks very much like a living Nama (unpasteurized) sake that is fresh, fun, and very lively with tiny bubbles on the inside of the glass. Is it bubbly? No, it just drinks juicy, light, tingly, and refreshing with a gentle effervescence and a touch of shibumi