Makiri, Junmai Ginjo Sake

Brewery: Tohoku Meiji Shuzo • Prefecture: Yamagata  • Rice: Miyama Nishiki milled to 60% • Sake Meter Value: +8 • Acidity: 1.5 • ABV: 15.5%

• Taking inspiration from local Sakata traditions and cuisine, Makiri is the word in local Yamagata dialect for a fisherman’s knife, and reflects the ability of clean, sharp and dry sake to cut through and pair with the bounty of local seafood.
• Brewed in the labor intensive Kimoto method which brings depth, body and acidity to the sake.
• Very faint aroma of steamed rice, lean body tingles with flavors of allspice, finishes sharp and puckeringly dry.
• Pairs well with sushi and sashimi.