Sake Fun Fact: Doburoku
Rice was a precious commodity in ancient Japan (Jomon period), therefore people drank unfiltered/unpressed doburoku sake to not waste any rice.
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Niigata
Hakkaisan Awa Sparkling
Hakkaisan Awa Sparkling Alcohol: 13% Class: Sparkling Sake Meter Value(SMV): -5/Sweet Rice: Yamadanishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Miyamanishiki Amino acid: 0.7 Acidity: 1.4 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50% Kobo: N/A Brewery: Hakkaisan Brewery founded in 1922, located in Niigata, Japan Award: Silver Award Winning Sake at 2018 LA International Wine Competition
Ishikawa
Tengumai Yamahai Junmai
Tengumai Yamahai Junmai Alcohol: 16% Class: Jumai, Yamahai Sake Meter Value(SMV): +4/Dry Rice: Gohyakumangoku Amino acid: 2 Acidity: 1.9 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60% Kobo: Brewery cultivated yeast Brewery: Shata shuzo founded in 1823, located in Ishikawa, Japan Award: Best of Class, Gold Award Winning Sake at 2018 LA International Wine Competition Notes: Aged 1-2 years. Using…
Daiginjo
Born Muroka Nama Genshu
Born Muroka Namagenshu Alcohol: 17% Class: Junmai Daiginjo Sake Meter Value(SMV): N/A Rice: Yamadanishiki Amino acid: 1.6 Acidity: 1.2 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50% Kobo: Kato9 Brewery: Kato Kichibee, founded in 1860, located in Kochi Note; Aged for 1 year at -10 degrees Celsius. The owner of the brewery Atsuhide Kato calls this sake the ‘sister’ of…
Genshu
Kikusui Kunko Funaguchi Nama Genshu
Kikusui Kunko Funaguchi Nama Genshu (Black) Alcohol: 19% Class: Honjozo, Nama, Genshu Sake Meter Value(SMV): -2/Sweet Rice: Gohyakumangoku Amino acid: 1.1 Acidity: 1.8 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 70% Kobo: N/A Brewery: Kikusui sake, located in Niigata, Japan One out of four series of Kikusui Funaguchi that comes in can, which keeps this unpasteurized sake fresh as it…
Ginjo
Taisetsu Junmai Ginjo
Taisetsu Junmai Ginjo Alcohol: 15 -16% Class: Junmai Ginjo Sake Meter Value(SMV): +3/Dry Rice: Hokkaido rice Amino acid: 1.1 Acidity: 1.3 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 45% Kobo: N/A Brewery: Takasago Brewery, located in Hokkaido, Japan Taisetsu, meaning ‘heavy snow’ was brewed using water from the mountains in the snowy Hokkaido prefecture and brewed during the winter under…
Area
Sho Chiku Bai Organic Nama
Sho Chiku Bai Organic Nama Alcohol: 15% Class: Junmai Organic Sake Meter Value(SMV): +3/Dry Rice: Calrose Organic Amino acid: 1.3 Acidity: 1.5 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60% Kobo: N/A Brewery: Takara Sake USA, founded in 1983, located in Berkeley, California Shochikubai Organic Nama (draft) sake is made with OCIA certified rice with no preservatives, no alcohol, and…
California
Sho Chiku Bai Junmai Daiginjo Rei
Sho Chiku Bai Junmai Daiginjo Rei Alcohol: 15% Class: Junmai daiginjo Sake Meter Value(SMV): +3/Dry Rice: Calrose Amino acid: 1.3 Acidity: 1.3 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 50% Kobo: N/A Brewery: Takara Sake USA, founded in 1983, located in Berkeley, California Award: Gold Award Winning Sake at 2018 LA International Wine Competition Rei Junmai Daiginjo is a sake…
Beer
Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Beer
Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Beer Alcohol: 5% Class: Pale ale Temperature: Cold!
Akita
Takashimizu Junmai Daiginjo
Takashimizu Junmai Daiginjo Alcohol: 14-15% Class: Junmai daiginjo Sake Meter Value(SMV): +1/Semi sweet Rice: N/A Amino acid: 1.1 Acidity: 1.2 Rice-Polishing Ratio: 45% Kobo: Akita kobo #15 Brewery: Akita Shurui Seizoh, founded in , located in Akita Temperature: Ok for cold to room temperature Food paring: Grilled fish, seafoods