Japanese Sake List
Information on hundreds of Sakes, including photos of bottles, spec sheets, and brewery information
Senkin Immortal Wing Classic Omachi Junmai Daiginjo
Senkin Immortal Wing Classic Omachi Junmai Daiginjo
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Omachi
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
Brewery Location: Tochigi
Food Pairings: Shuto, Miso Dengaku, Scallop and Bok Choy Cream Stew, Sweet fish rolled in Kelp, Roast Chicken with Cream Sauce, Beef and Pepper Stir-fry, Shoyu-marinated Salmon Roe, Cuttlefish Okizuke, Nii Daikon dressed with simmered miso, Snapping Turtle.
Tasting Notes: Only 1250 cases are brewed each year of this rare treat - the Omachi edition of Senkin's "classic" series, which is made using traditional sake brewing methods. Finely textured and elegantly layered, this lively Junmai Daiginjo born from Japan's historic first sake rice displays flavors of peach, sage, melon rind and freshly husked rice. The bright, umami-rich, dynamic sake holds up well when paired with robust dishes, and it is perfect to serve alongside dishes heavy in salt, fat, brine, cream or umami.
Size: 720ml
Location: NY NJ Distribution, CA 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 Kame no O rice grown within 5 minutes of the brewery. They proudly implement both modern and traditional brewing methods across their various sake series.
