Looking for crisp and clean, white-wine like sakes?
We've put together a kit of three outstanding brews, sure to please even the most discerning white wine aficionado.
Check out these mouth watering descriptions:
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Shirataki Jozen “Pure Flavor”
Description: This Ginjo has a nose of soft metal or minerals mixed with persimmons and pomegranates. It has a very nice white chocolate clean beginning with vanilla middle and dried apple finish, all the while twisting in a flavor of snow melt and pears. This sake falls into the very clean and pristine category of Niigata sakes, and does not disappoint. The smoothness and thin viscosity melt in the warmth of your mouth and the fresh balance of acidity and crispness makes this Ginjo disappear with a lingering pear-like departure.
One word to describe this sake brew: Pomegranates
Food Pairings: Sushi & Sashimi, Grilled Fish, Light Pasta, Shellfish
Taste profile: WINE: Round and soft reds/crisp and clean whites; BEER: Heffenwiesen and Light Beers
Tsukinokatsura Yanagi “Willow Tree” - Junmai Ginjo
Description: The nose is a basket filled with strawberries, bananas, citrus fruits and minerals. "Yanagi" is a deeply elegant sake made with outstanding water and perfect brewing rice. It is a very easy to understand Ginjo that borders on beautiful complexity. "Yanagi" is a very light and fruity, filled with incredible flavors like dry pear, cucumber, and hides a deep sweetness that is so subtle it is more of an expression than a flavor. Close your eyes and you will pull hints of vanilla in this graceful and classy sake.One word to describe this sake brew: Fruity
Food Pairings: Sushi & Sashimi, Grilled Fish, Shellfish, Grilled Meats, Fried or Salty Dishes, Salads, Grilled and Steamed Veggies, Tofu and Soba
Taste profile: WINE: Round and soft reds/fat and fruity whites; BEER: Heffenwiesen and Light Beers
Matsunoi "Wishing Well"
Description: The bouquet on this “special” Junmai is an array of pineapple, cream, koji rice, plum and leather elements. Talk about a “different” kind of sake, this brew is one of those sakes that drinks in a unique way. Why? Because it is soft and supple, rich and creamy, and crisp and round! That’s a lot in one mouthful, but this brew works on so many levels – perhaps it’s the balanance and the little tingle of heat. Look for rich nughet, caramel, and nutty flavors on a rolling fluid that is creamy and soft yet has a touch of crispness that ends in a long tail. A complex sake that would appeal to those looking for a different path.One word to describe this sake brew: Rich
Food Pairings: Grilled Fish, Light Pasta, Fried or Salty Dishes, Game and Fowl, Grilled and Steamed Veggies, Tofu and Soba, Turkey, Ham and Game, Hamburgers, Sandwiches, Assorted Cheeses
Taste profile: WINE: Complex Nutty Reds/Deep Whites; BEER: Earthy Belgians
