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Senkin Immortal Wing Kamosu Junmai Daiginjo
Senkin Immortal Wing Kamosu Junmai Daiginjo
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki, Omachi, Kame no O
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
Brewery Location: Tochigi
Food Pairings: White fish escabeche, spring vegetables cooked in bouillon, basil spaghetti, seafood salad, cold steamed chicken, vermicelli salad, shrimp shumai, sea urchin dishes, oyster hotpot, pork stir fried with miso, salmon grilled with butter, shirako with ponzu, bean curd skin dishes, oysters, dressed ark shell.
Tasting Notes: Senkin's master blend - and indeed the ultimate Sake Assemblage - has arrived.The three core sake rice varietals of Senkin's local growers - Yamada Nishiki (polished to 7%), Kame no O (polished to 35%) and Omachi (polished to 40%) - are slowly, painstakingly and expertly brewed using their own local yeast and groundwater, drawing forth the most special qualities each rice. The three batches are then blended carefully, optimizing and harmonizing the flavors of each according to the golden ratio. Through this fusion of French Bordeaux tradition and sake artistry, Senkin hopes to truly imbue the meaning of the Japanese phrase "Kamosu" into each bottle - to make naturally, with care.
Awards:
2018 - Sake Competition (Super Premium Category), First Place
Size: 720ml
Location: NY NJ Distribution
Brewery: Senkin Sake Brewery Co., Inc.
Founded: 1806
Profile: Nestled in the residential backroads of Sakura city, Tochigi Prefecture, Senkin Brewery is now run by 11th generation brothers Kazuki Usui (Brewer) and Masato Usui (Toji), who work together as brewer and toji (respectively. Senkin's jizake are brighter and juicier than other sake; their focus is principally on deviating from the norm with elements of higher acidity and residual sugar levels (around -3.0).As their brewing motto is “Yokei na koto shinai” (do nothing unnecessary), all of their sake are brewed in small batches, are Muroka (unfiltered), Genshu (undiluted), and Nama (unpasteurized), as well as bottle aged in near-freezing temperatures. Applying the same concept as a Domaine or Estate, Senkin uses the same water for brewing as that which grows their rice, and they will only use contract-farmed Omachi, Yamada Nishiki, or Kameno O rice grown within 5 minutes of the brewery. They proudly implement both modern and traditional brewing methods across their various sake series.
