Japanese Sake List
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Tatsuriki Kamimikusa Junmai Daiginjo
Tatsuriki Kamimikusa Junmai Daiginjo
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki (Hyogo Special A Grade)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 35%
Brewery Location: Hyogo
Food Pairings: Flounder, Quay
Steamed tilefish with seaweed, French and cuisine with butter sauce.
Tasting Notes: Crafted using only Yamada Nishiki grown from Hyogo Prefecture Special Area A in Kamimikusa, Kato City. The nose is fruity with bananas, yellow apple, royal forest and golden delicious, as well as rice cake scents. The acidity is quite strong, and it gradually builds into a firm taste.
Size: 720ml
Location: CA Distribution, NY/NJ 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.
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