Urakasumi Shiboritate Tokubetsu Junmai Nama "Misty Bay"

*NOTE: This sake is unpasteurized. We can ship unpasteurized sake, however it is at the customer's discretion. It's best to avoid shipping unpasteurized sake during extremely hot summers or freezing cold winters. When completing a purchase of unpasteurized sake from True Sake, you are giving us the OK to ship unpasteurized sake to you. Feel free to call or email us if you have more questions.

The nose on this seasonally released unpasteurized sake is a full collection of peach, pear, strawberry, grape, plum, and watercress aromas. Welcome back Urakasumi! A year has been too long of a wait for this powerhouse full flavored sake that is a food pairing dynamo. Rich-light, velvety, fresh, lively, juicy, round, and a little fleshy, this sake speaks to red wine drinkers who like a medium body but full taste. The balance is impeccable for a nama made with Sasanishiki rice milled to 60% that drinks full, fresh, and fun. Look for tangerine, berry, candied fig, apple pie, and steamed rice flavors on an umami driven flow. With an ABV of 17.5% this sake is a velvety roll in the rich and round world of luscious sake that works best in a wine glass. WORD: Robust WINE: Deep Reds/Fat Whites BEER: Creamy Ales FOODS: Hot pots, pasta, fish, fowl, pork, game, dried meats, hearty fare, bottarga and monkfish liver(ankimo).  (2024)

The nose on this seasonally released unpasteurized sake made with a consumption rice is a wonderful collection of cherry, raisin, cantaloupe, peach, lemon lime, and brandy aromas. Sasanishiki rice is rich, and so too is this Nama that drinks lush, round, smooth, velvety, and with a little tingle of freshness. It’s a full-bodied brew that has a nice weight to it and leaves long legs on the glass. Look for cherry, lime, peach, cooked pear, rose water, Jolly Rancher, and herbal flavors with a mineral finish. There is so much depth in this brew that has a 17.5% ABV and screams of rich raw sake at its freshest best! WORD: Rich WINE: Beefy Reds/Fat Whites BEER: Stouts FOODS: International spice, hot pots, tacos, pizza, fatty sashimi and sushi, steamed crab, and oysters. (2023)