Daijiro Yamahai Junmai Nama

*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 "Private Reserve" unpasteurized (nama) Yamahai (old technique) sake is a vivid collection of sourdough, lemon peel, mixed nuts, shiitake, forest floor, pomelo, earth tones, and steamed rice aromas. In a word, this is a fantastic funky macho nama with briskness, brashness, and full-figured fun that is loaded with colorful flavors that aren't found in most unpasteurized brews. Lively, rich, bold, and vivid, this sake is large but very balanced, so you get a very even and inviting flow through the palate for all of that savory action. Look for sourdough, ripe fig, raisin, Cinnabon™, fresh ginger, cured meats, chicken stock, applesauce with cinnamon, and smoked almond flavors that jump in a big glass and end with an umami off-sweet finish. WORD: Balanced WINE: Huge Reds/Savory Whites BEER: Creamy Ales FOOD: Anything, especially spicy fare, fried, greasy, salty, high acidity cuisines.