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Displaying Sake with Dry & Light Characteristics

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Akita Homare : The Pride of Akita

Type: Junmai Dai-Ginjyo

Area: Akita

Background:

Akita Homare is produced using Miyama Nishiki sake brewing rice and fermenting it with natural spring water. This exquisite sake features a distinctive floral aroma of ginjyo.

Taste Summary:

Light & Dry

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Light Clean Character, Dry Finish, Smooth and Incredibly Mellow.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 720 mL

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Gassan No Yuki: Snow of Mount Gassan

Type: Junmai Ginjyo

Area: Yamagata

Background:

Gassan No Yuki is produced using 50% polished Dewa San San rice from the Michinoku region in the Yamagata prefecture and water from Mount Gassan. The water from Mount Gassan is among the top 100 natural water sources in Japan.  It is mild and delicate.

Taste Summary:

Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Well-Balanced, Refreshingly Smooth, Rice-Forward with Fruit Overtones.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Itami Onigoroshi: Ogre Tamer

Type: Junmai

Area: Hyogo

Background:

Itami Onigoroshi is a refined sake from Itami, the historical birthplace of sake with more than 450 years of brewing tradition. It is pleasantly aromatic and ultra-dry.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Mellow, Citrus Overtones, Exceedingly Dry Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Kaga Setsubai: Kaga Plum Tree

Type: Junmai

Area: Ishikawa

Background:

Kaga Setsubai is produced in the Ishikawa prefecture. It is a pure rice sake that is aromatic and light with a smooth finish.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Extremely Mild, Fruit-Forward, Delicately Dry Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Kakujo: Castle of Cranes

Type: Junmai Ginjyo

Area: Oita

Background:

Kakujo is produced using specially selected rice and water from the Bansho River. It is slow fermented at a low temperature to produce a light taste and refreshing aroma.

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Balanced, Mellow, Moderately Rice-Forward, Delicate Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Kansansui Kasumizake: Cold Mountain Water

Type: Junmai Dai-Ginjyo

Area: Fukuoka

Background:

Kansansui Kasumizake is made from 100% Yamada Nishiki rice polished down to 40%.

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Mellow, Aromatic, Balanced, Distinctly Layered Flavors, Clean Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 720 mL, 300 mL

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Kansansui Kitaya: Cold Mountain Water

Type: Junmai Dai-Ginjyo

Area: Fukuoka

Background:

Made using the "Shizukushibori" method and head water of the Yabe River, Kansansui has a soft touch coupled with subtle fruit and rice notes.

Awards:

*Double Gold at 2011 Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Wine Tasting Competition

*Best of Show at 2011 Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Wine Tasting Competition

*Double Gold at 2011 San Francisco International Wine Competition

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Extremely Mellow, Complex, Delicately Aromatic, and Fleeting Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 720 mL, 300 mL

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Koshi No Sasameyuki: Light Flurries of Koshi

Type: Junmai

Area: Niigata

Background:

Koshi No Sasameyuki is a 100% pure rice sake with a superlative mellow taste brewed from a mixture of Ippon-Jime and Gohyaku-Mangoku rice produced in Echigo. It has an enticing aroma and a delicate flavor.

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Delicately Mild, Rice-Forward, Smooth Finish. 

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Koshi No Tosetsuka: Snow Flowers of the Koshi Region

Type: Junmai Ginjyo

Area: Niigata

Background:

Koshi No Tosetsuka is an excellent ginjyoshu produced by the Echigo clan of brewers. Highly polished native rice from the Echigo fields are blended and stored with high grade water in snow covered sake vats.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Very Delicate Balance of Fruit Overtones and Rice Undertones, Slightly Sweet Upfront, Extremely Dry Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Kurashikku: Classic Mozart

Type: Junmai Dai-Ginjyo

Area: Fukushima

Background:

Kurashikku is well-balanced and features a mellow blend of lactic and amber acid.  It has a distinct nose with a lingering finish. Mozart concertos are played during the sake production process to enhance the flavor.

Taste Summary:

Light & Dry.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Extremely Delicate, Surprisingly Complex, Balanced Acidity, and Clean Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Maihime : Dancing Princess

Type: Junmai Ginjyo

Area: Nagano

Background:

Maihime is made from Miyama Nishiki sake rice from Nagoya refined to 49% and water from the Kirigamine Mountains. It is mellow and features a pleasant aroma.

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Bright Flavors, Fruit-Forward, Clean Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 720 mL

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Sawanoi Daikarakuchi: Well in the Stream

Type: Junmai

Area: Tokyo

Background:

Sawanoi is true dry sake (Nihon Shudo  +10 dryness) that is made using carefully selected rice nurtured amidst the natural beauty of the Okutama area.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Rice-Forward, Mellow, Clean finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Sesshu Otokoyama: Man's Mountain in Sesshu

Type: Junmai Dai-Ginjyo

Area: Hyogo

Background:

Sesshu Otokoyama is a superb sake produced using Yamada Nishiki rice coupled with excellent brewing techniques.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Superbly Balanced, Complex but Mellow, and an Extremely Dry Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 720 mL, 300 mL

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Sesshu Otokoyama: Man's Mountain in Sesshu

Type: Tokubetsu Junmai

Area: Hyogo

Background:

Sesshu Otokoyama is brewed in Itami, the birthplace of sake. It is produced from carefully selected rice and water. It is pleasant and deliciously dry.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Mellow, Balanced, Rice-Forward, Smooth & Clean Finish

Best Served: Chilled
May Also be Served: On Ice

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Setchukanbai: Snow Plum Tree

Type: Junmai Ginjyo

Area: Gifu

Background:

Setchukanbai is mild and has a delicately sweet finish.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Refreshing, Clean, Smooth and Mild, Slightly Sweet Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL, 300 mL

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Shichifukujin: The Seven Deities of Good Fortune

Type: Tokubetsu Junmai

Area: Iwate

Background:

Shichifukujin hails from the Iwate prefecture, the origin of the Nanbu brewer clan. It features a delicate flavor and is aromatic.

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Delicate Rice-Forward Flavor, Layered Fruit Overtones, Clean Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 900 mL, 300 mL

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Shintaro Carbonated Sake

Type: Sparkling Sake

Area: Kochi

Background:

After slowly filling Shintaro Junmai with CO2 over the course of 5 days, it transforms into Shintaro Carbonated Sake. The process of creating this type of sake produces a delicate and soft flavor, much like a dry beer. Enjoy this sake in various ways. Put a small amount of ice into a glass with this sake and taste the difference in flavor.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry, Effervescent, Clean, Crisp and Refreshing.

Best Served: Chilled
May Also be Served: On Ice

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 500 mL

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Shintaro: Imperial Loyalist

Type: Junmai

Area: Kochi

Background:

Shintaro is named after notable historical figure Shintaro Nakaoka.  Its flavor is light with just a hint of acidity that is amplified when warmed.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Refreshing, Light-Bodied, Smooth Finish.

Best Served: Chilled
May Also be Served: Warm

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 1.8 L, 720 mL

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Shirayuki Fresh Nama

Type: Junmai

Area: Hyogo

Background:

This refined sake is bottled in Itami, the historical birthplace of Japanese sake with more than 450 years of brewing tradition. It is made from carefully selected rice and water.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

A unique, light and fresh, easy-to-drink Sake.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 300 mL

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Shirayuki Reishu

Type: Junmai

Area: Hyogo

Background:

This refined sake is bottled in Itami, the historical birthplace of Japanese sake with more than 450 years of brewing tradition. It is made from carefully selected rice and water.

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Fresh and Crisp Tasting with a Light finish.

Best Served: On Ice, Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 300 mL, 180 mL

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Tomio Hanaichirin: The Rich and Revered Sage

Type: Junmai Dai-Ginjyo

Area: Kyoto

Background:

Tomio's Hanaichirin is brewed in Fushimi, a town famous for sake production. It is produced using Fushi Mizu and rice polished down to 50%.

Taste Summary:

Medium Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Clean, Lightly Aromatic, Delicately Fruit-Forward, Smooth.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 180 mL

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Ugo No Tsuki: Moon after the Rain

Type: Junmai Ginjyo

Area: Hiroshima

Background:

Ugo No Tsuki is produced using Yamada Nishiki rice. It features a complex and fragrant aroma coupled with a smooth and fresh flavor.

Taste Summary:

Super Dry & Light

Profile & Tasting Notes:

Bright, Fruit-Forward, Layered, Delicate Finish.

Best Served: Chilled

Taste
Characteristics

Sweet Dry Light Rich

Available Sizes: 720 mL, 300 mL