Japanese Sake List
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Tatsuriki Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai
Tatsuriki Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai
Class: Tokubetsu Junmai
Rice: Hyoto Special A Grade Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 65%
Brewery Location: Hyogo Prefecture
Food Pairings: Niimono
Tasting Notes: A sharp and solid tokubetsu junmai sake brewed with the time-honored Kimoto method - a ways to produce sake's mother yeast starter that takes extra time, labor and experience, but yeilds immensely well-structured and umami-rich sake. Recommended serving temperature: 48 degrees Celsius.
Size: 720ml
Brewery: Honda Shoten
Founded: 1921
Profile: As far as Sake Rice goes, Yamada Nishiki is king, and within Yamada Nishiki there are various rankings. Honda Shoten only uses the best of the best - super high quality Yamada Nishiki rice grown in Hyogo prefecture's Miki city and Kato city. This is the basis of their art, and they only will use this top tier rice. Their sake's names bear the names of the farms that they source their rice from.
