Takara Shuzo
"A brewer's art made from superior rice and pure water with traditional craft and modern technology."
Takara has been a leading producer of Sake in Japan for more than 150 years. Takara Sake USA, established in Berkeley in 1982, uses pure snow melt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and superior rice from the fertile Sacramento Valley to make a Sake worthy of the Takara mark.
Sho Chiku Bai Junmai Daiginjo Genshu
Sho Chiku Bai Junmai Daiginjo Genshu
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 0.45
Brewery Location: Berkeley, CA
Food Pairings: Great as aperitif or serve with creamy oysters, sushi, and white rind cheeses like brie and cambozala
Tasting Notes: This Junmai Daiginjo is exceptionally smooth and well-balanced with a bright ginjo bouquet, rich fruity taste and an elegant finish. When served chilled, it has a fragrant nose with complex, fruity aromas and flavors of honeydew melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, asian pear, and banana. Pale gold and bright in the glass, it is full-bodied in the mouth with a fine, silky texture, and a lasting, lightly juicy finish with building savoriness.
Size: 720ml
Brewery: TAKARA SAKE USA
Founded: 1983
Profile: TAKARA SAKE USA INC., was established in 1983 in Berkeley, California and became a member of TAKARA GROUP, the leading corporation of alcohol related business in Japan. TAKARA has a well of experience producing sake, mirin and shochu, accumuleted over a period of more than one-and-a-half centuries. TAKARA SAKE USA has taken pure snow melt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and superior rice from the fertile Sacramento Valley. To this, they apply traditional sake-making craftmanship and modern technology to produce a sake worthy of TAKARA mark.
