Japanese Sake List
Information on hundreds of Sakes, including photos of bottles, spec sheets, and brewery information
Tatsuriki Dragon Episode 3
Tatsuriki Dragon Episode 3
Class: Junmai
Rice: Hyogo Special A Grade Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 65%
Brewery Location: Hyogo Prefecture
Food Pairings: Fried food, scallop meuniere, udo vinegar miso, steamed tilefish turnip.
Tasting Notes: The rice is polished to 65% by the prototype rice polishing, which is to polish the rice in the form of rice, and while it is junmai sake, it is brewed with Daiginjo-style to make it more fruity. It has a high impact taste of Junmai with the aroma of Daiginjo. And by using Yamada Nishiki and Gohyakumangoku, the taste is deep and smooth.
Awards: Delicious sake in a wine glass 2020 Gold Award, TEXSOM2020 Silver Award, IWC 2020 Bronze Award, US Sake Appraisal 2020 Gold Award
Size: 720ml
Location: CA Distribution
Brewery: Honda Shoten
Founded: 1921
Profile: Based on the basic principle that "rice sake is the taste of rice," they brew sake using only rice suitable for sake brewing, centered on Yamada Nishiki produced in the special A district of Hyogo prefecture.They are one of the first in the industry to work on brewing Daiginjo, and have won a total of 20 gold awards at the National New Sake Appraisal. In addition, in order to create new values for sake, they are taking on various challenges such as contract cultivation with the first serious farmers in Japan, research on terroir, revival of sake rice, efforts on aged sake, and industry-academia joint research.
