Hakurakusei 'The Connoisseur' Junmai Ginjo Sake

Brewery: Niizawa • Prefecture: Miyagi • ABV: 15.5% • Rice: Kura no Hana milled to 55% • Sake Meter Value: +2 • Acidity: 1.6

• Clean, zippy and made for food pairing
• Notes of grapefruit and melon
• Pair well rich dishes like chicken liver mousse
• Kura no Hana rice milled to 55%

Slightly fuller and chewier than the Hakurakusei Tokubetsu Junmai, it shares the house style: clean and zippy and remarkably food friendly. Enjoying this out of glassware with plenty of room to breathe can really unlock its nuances, once you catch a touch of grapefruit or melon it disappears. Just full enough to stand up to richer and sweeter foods like simmered Japanese nimono dishes or to cut through chicken liver mousse. And if you’ve never tried the heavenly combination of sake and caviar, this is the place to start. Made from lesser known varietal Kura no Hana rice milled to 55%.