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Well, this sake drinks like dry water with hints of rice and powdered sugar elements. 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Say hello to one of our favorite brews that has been Tokubetsu-d aka “specialized” to a new milling rate of 53% for their Akaiwa \u003cem\u003eOmachi\u003c\/em\u003e rice and using their special house yeast called Isojiman New-5-1. In a word, this is a professional sake through and through, and it will astound the sake aficionados, and will be a very welcome drinking experience for new sake drinkers. Dry, clean, smooth, gentle, round, lush and layered, this is a rich sake that drinks more smooth than full-bodied. Basically, this takes \u003cem\u003eOmachi\u003c\/em\u003e to a new amazing level of scope and balance with a flavor field that is not like your typical fruity brew. Look for sweet rice, nougat, cooked apples, powdered sugar, butter, ocean water, and a whole lot of umami, on a full-bodied flow that is buoyant and soft. This is one of those Bucket List Brews that every True Sake fan should taste. \u003cstrong\u003eWORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth \u003cstrong\u003eWINE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Velvety Reds\/Full Whites \u003cstrong\u003eBEER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy Ales \u003cstrong\u003eFOODS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seafood, grilled fare, salty and savory, meats, game, stews. 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This is a professional sake personified, and if you are following the path of the rice varietal called \u003cem\u003eOmachi\u003c\/em\u003e, it’s important to try this awesome version. Ripe, full-bodied, rich, and frisky, look for lots of flavors from honeydew melon, white grape, crisp apple, young pear, and a heaping helping of umami qualities. It is a very layered brew that has vocal rice tones on a savory flow that thickens as it warms in the glass. Rich and zesty in a single glass is a great accomplishment, and this sake will win you over on the palate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWORD:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Rich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINE:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Complex Reds\/Zesty Whites \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEER: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrisp Ales \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOODS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: Grilled fare and anything from the barbeque, and anything on a stick. 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We call this a “built” brew as you can really taste and feel the brewer’s technique in each sip. Smooth, round, juicy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eslippery, fresh, with a quick finish. Zaku plays with a gentle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"im\"\u003esweetness of fruit tones, but has an overall dryness with lots of umami \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehints. Look for tangerine, ripe apple, vanilla, pear, sweet tea, Asian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"im\"\u003epear, ocean water, lemon, and steamed rice flavors on an elegant and slippery flow that is silent but very vocal. 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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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe nose on this new-style \u003cem\u003eDaiginjo\u003c\/em\u003e is a mild collection of pear, cantaloupe, strawberry, green apple, lychee, green grape, and steamed rice aromas. Sake doesn’t always have to fit in the same stuffy box where makers produce brews that drink well but are all the same. Say hello to the \"not-the-same-old-same-old-sake\" made in the new-world style that is bright, spritzy, fun and fun. You said fun twice. Yes! Because it’s twice the fun. Made with \u003cem\u003eYamadanishiki\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGohyakumangoku\u003c\/em\u003e, listen for the little hiss as you open the cap, and check out the little bubbles that appear to float in the fluid. Basically, this means lively and fresh unpasteurized sake that is well built, solid, with a quick finish. Look for fresh crisp flavors like grapefruit, watermelon, young mango, kiwi, ginger, rock candy, cherry, apple, cotton candy, and minerals on a light and bright fluid, with a lot of umami, and a clean departure. 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Smooth, rich, bright, velvety, soft, clean, and slightly spritzy, this is exciting sake that represents some of the best Yamadanishiki brewing rice from Hyogo, and impeccable sake-making skills. With an ABV of only 14%, this is very drinkable sake that has a nice semi-sweet Ginjo attitude. Note the technique-driven, vast, and deep texture, with a quick \"kire\" finish. Look for pear, green apple, young mango, lime, rock sugar, green tea, and green grape flavors that jump with a nice astringency and an overall complex off-dry flow. 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We love sake breweries that honor and celebrate their master brewer “Toji.” And so when Zaku told their Toji Tomohiro Uchiyama to pick a tank that he likes he picked this brew and they called it Selection N. Smooth, round, gentle, with a little spritz, this Daiginjo drinks with a light and slippery glide through the palate. Consider it almost rich-light and look for layers of soft flavors like papaya, ripe melon, vanilla, rock sugar, pineapple, and pear juice that don’t drink bulky but rather slippery and juicy. The masterpiece part of this selection is that amongst gentle fruit tones like Mandarin orange you get a very nice umami play that ends with a quick and dry finish. 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Hello modern style sake that is built like wine and operates that way with tannin-like dryness, astringency, and an elevated acidity field. Bright, crispy, tingly, zesty, spitzy, and frisky with an elegant bitter whisper and very quick peppery finish. Look for young pear, pomelo, nectarine, green apple, lime skin, mint, unripe pineapple, sansho, and sweet roll flavors that jump in a white wine glass. 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