JUNMAI DAIGINJO–SHU
Daiginjo-shu is even higher quality again. This sake is fermented at a colder temperature and applies greater control in the brewing process with at least 50% highly polished rice. It is the highest grade of sake and is light in texture, exhibiting fragrant, fruity and complex characters with subtle nuances of flavour.
CHIYONOKAME SOURYU JUNMAI DAIGINJO 720ML 187566 $77.99 This exceptional sake is brewed at low temperatures using a unique strain of yeast called the Ehime EK-7 to enhance aroma and freshness. The result is elegant sake with a fruity sweetness to the palate and a mellow aftertaste. Pair it with Teriyaki chicken.
IKEKAME ‘TURTLE RED’ JUNMAI DAIGINJO 720ML
189187 $37.99
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Another rare sake brewed with black koji from Ikekame brewery in the Fukuoka Prefecture. Its Turtle Red sake is aromatic and complex and exhibits a fine acidity and flavours of red berry fruit and umami on the palate with a rich texture and clean finish. Pair it with finely sliced Wagyu steak.
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To the English speaker, sake labels can be a symbolic indecipherable blur of Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. It makes it hard to find your style of sake even if you know what you want. We’ve taken the confusion out of it. Our back labels deliver a more familiar kind of script, giving you the knowledge to choose from the category’s delicious and diverse offerings. Whether it’s a dry or fruity sake you seek, a high rice polishing indicator promising silky smooth texture, a sake better served hot than cold or one that goes better with fish than teppanyaki steak —whatever your preference, check out these quick and easy to read back labels and discover your sake. Kanpai! s m y s
AKASHI-TAI JUNMAI DAIGINJO GENSHU 720ML
187379 $67.99
One of the finest luxury sakes around, this medium-bodied hand-made artisan sake is produced using fine highly-prized Yamadanishiki rice grown in a district of Hyogo. Polished to the highest level until only 38% of the grain remains, it is fermented in small batches for two months. The complex nose exhibits nuances of melon, lemon, bitter orange and green grass. The palate is superbly balanced with crystallised notes of tropical fruit and citrus with a thread of subtle umami on a long-lasting finish.
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