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Toyo Bijin Junmai Ginjo Sake Asian Beauty Super Dry (720ml)

$2699

Yamaguchi. Light fruit, very dry, cinnamon notes. Initial fruity sensation of melon and banana, shifts to a spicy-dry finish of cinnamon and nutmeg.Balance of fruit and spice makes for a terrific pairing with richer foods like a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, roast pork loin or otoro sashimi.
Best served slightly chilled at 50F.
A bit of a stretch for brewer-owner Sumikawa-san, this Junmai Ginjo steps outside of his normally luscious and full bodied style to produce a sake that starts with gorgeous tropical fruit of melon and banana and then shifts to a rippingly dry finish that evokes allspice and nutmeg.  The fruit notes are coaxed out of Yamada Nishiki rice milled to 55% and Sumikawa-san’s careful brewing preserves those nuances while coaxing out the uniquely spicy finish. That balance of fruit and spice makes for a terrific pairing with richer foods like otoro sashimi, tonkotsu ramen or roast pork loin.

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  • Size

    720ml

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From the Importer

Skurnik Wines

<p>Brewery: Sumikawa Shuzo </br>Prefecture: Yamaguchi </br>Rice: Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% </br>Sake Meter Value: +15 • Acidity: 1.6 </br>ABV: 15%</br>Light fruit, very dry, cinnamon notes.</br>Initial fruity sensation of melon and banana, shifts to a spicy-dry finish of cinnamon and nutmeg.</br>Balance of fruit and spice makes for a terrific pairing with richer foods like a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, roast pork loin or otoro sashimi.</br>Best served slightly chilled at 50F.</p>

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