Takara Shuzo
"A brewer's art made from superior rice and pure water with traditional craft and modern technology."
Takara has been a leading producer of Sake in Japan for more than 150 years. Takara Sake USA, established in Berkeley in 1982, uses pure snow melt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and superior rice from the fertile Sacramento Valley to make a Sake worthy of the Takara mark.
Sho Chiku Bai SHO Ginjo Nigori
Sho Chiku Bai SHO Ginjo Nigori
Class: Ginjo Nigori
Rice: Calrose
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 0.5
Brewery Location: Berkeley, CA
Food Pairings: Enjoy this sake with crispy French fries, Kansas City-style barbecue, spicy Mexican food or creamy, hot, Thai curries.
Tasting Notes: The nose of this fetching, Ginjo Nigori is soft and filled with delectable fruit notes. Enjoy the flavors of cantaloupe, watermelon, banana and pinapple, accented by traces of vanilla and walunut. The palate is decadent, having a soft, grainy texture, and a delightful sweetness. Flavors include marshmallow, vanilla, cardamon, sweetened milk, melon. ripe pear and strawberry.
Size: 720ml
Brewery: TAKARA SAKE USA
Founded: 1983
Profile: TAKARA SAKE USA INC., was established in 1983 in Berkeley, California and became a member of TAKARA GROUP, the leading corporation of alcohol related business in Japan. TAKARA has a well of experience producing sake, mirin and shochu, accumuleted over a period of more than one-and-a-half centuries. TAKARA SAKE USA has taken pure snow melt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and superior rice from the fertile Sacramento Valley. To this, they apply traditional sake-making craftmanship and modern technology to produce a sake worthy of TAKARA mark.
