Japanese Sake Products
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Horaisen Wa Junmai Ginjo
Horaisen Wa Junmai Ginjo
Class: Junmai Ginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50%
Brewery Location: Aichi
Food Pairings: Sichuan Boiled Fish, Dan Dan Noodles, Papaya Salad, Rich Spicy Indian Coconut Milk Curries, Cured Mackerel, Spicy Konjac, Macaroni Salad, Anchovy Pizza.
Tasting Notes: A Ginjo made from Yamada Nishiki milled to 50%, this reads like a tropical-focused Daiginjo on the nose. Tons of ripe fruit - banana, melon, lychee and white peach - with a small of amount of steamed rice and sweet almond jelly-like aromas dance in one's glass. Wa also displays a distinct sweetness on the palate - rich and smooth and opulent, but with distinct acidity.
Size: 720ml
Location: NY NJ Distribution
Brewery: Sekiya Jozo
Founded: 1864
Profile: Sekiya Jozo is quite particular about their rice, and so they always polish it within the brewery, and occasionally grow their own rice. Even the jozo (brewer's alcohol) used to fortify their sake is distilled internally out of their own sake kasu. Sekiya aims for environmental sustainability and self reliance in all of their actions.
