Japanese Sake List
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Wakaze Red Burgundy Barrel Sake
Wakaze Red Burgundy Barrel Sake
Class: Nama
Rice: Gegeron
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 90%
Brewery Location: France
Food Pairings: Duck dishes such as magret canard, red meat dishes such as roast beef, rum raisin ice cream, matcha daifuku rice cake, oden.
Tasting Notes: It can be drunk at room temperature, but the aroma can also be warmed up to broaden and give it a different taste. The key point is that even though it is a liquor, it was matured in wine casks from the Burgundy region.
Size: 750ml
Location: CA Distribution, NY/NJ Distribution
Brewery: Wakaze Brewery
Founded: 2016
Profile: An experimental sakagura making sake for modern times. Trained in Japan, they set up their second brewery in Paris to share Wakaze with the world. Everyone, everywhere deserves good sake to enjoy with food, with friends, and without rules. Takuma is the Founder and CEO of Wakaze sakagura. As a graduate in Science and Engineering from the University of Keio and the Ecole Centrale Paris, he began his career at Boston Consulting Group before launching Wakaze in Japan in 2016.