Seiryo Zen Tokubetsu Junmai "Turf"

The nose on this tandem sake has a cool collection of sweet bread, Pomelo, green apple, lemon soda, mangosteen, Sweet Tarts, spring water, ginger, and citrus aromas. This is the complimentary sake from Seiryo that is called “Turf” (the other is “Surf”) and is made with the exact same ingredients: water, the same yeast, and same rice Matsuyama milled to 60%, but it is fermented differently with an extra addition of the ingredients to give it more body, depth, sweetness, and perhaps umami for food pairings with animals on land. It’s lively, spritzy, crisp, water-like, silky, plush, soft, and medium-bodied. Look for mineral, simple syrup, Calpis, cucumber, sugar apple, custard, Ramune, graham cracker, ginger cookie, lemon tart, and rock sugar flavors that roll across the palate. Take the body of this brew and pair it with your favorite “Turf.” WORD: Turf WINE: Fat Reds/Off-sweet whites BEER: Belgian Ales FOODS: Chicken, chops, steak, tri-tip, Yakitori, Teppanyaki, Shabu Shabu, wagyu, veal, venison, and duck.