Nabeshima Ginjo Yamadanishiki 50 "Summer Moon"

The nose on this perfect summer seasonally released brew is an excellent collection of green apple, lemon, blueberry, pound cake, clementine, shiso, Asian pear, strawberry, and sugar cookie aromas. Nabeshima is on a roll, and this Summer Moon is rockin! They have a distinct style of sake making that is fun, fresh, and super flavorful. Fresh, light, lively, spritzy, crisp, slippery, tingly, and extremely expressive, this sake drinks you more than you drink it! Look for green apple, lime, honey, papaya, sugar cane, wasanbon, powdered sugar, grape jelly, fennel, chamomile, nougat, lemon cookie, peach, white cherry, and wheatgrass flavors that speak to the fun of excellently made sake. Grab a bottle and you will be over the moon! WORD: Fresh WINE: Zesty Reds/Crisp Whites BEER: Zesty Ales FOODS: Sushi, sashimi, crab, sweet shrimp, lobster in butter, oysters, Champagne fare, caviar, foie gras, Yakitori, grilled fish, meat and game. (2026)