Japanese rice wineHakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai Nama Shuzake Nama-ZumeI bought my first bottle this season at Hachikura in Nagamori, where Hakkai Brewery is located. It has a clean alcoholic aroma and taste that is typical of junmai sake.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Hakkai Breweryginjo sake with no added alcoholpure sake
Japanese rice wineNabeshima Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki Nama ShuOne of the big names in the Nabeshima series, this sake is brewed with Yamadanishiki, a different sake rice. The aroma and taste are clearly different. The aroma is fruity on the nose andginjo sake with no added alcoholSaga prefecture (Kyushu)Tomikuchiyo Sake BreweryNabeshima
Japanese rice wineMatsuuraichi Yakuchi Junmai Shu NamaishuThis sake is made by a sake brewery in Imari, Saga. The rice polishing ratio is 55%, making it a junmai ginjo sake. This sake is nearly colorless and the aroma is faintly yeasty.ginjo sake with no added alcoholSaga prefecture (Kyushu)pure sakeMatsuuraichi Sake Brewery
Japanese rice wineNabeshima Junmai Ginjo Namaishu GohyakumangokuWe have obtained a hard-to-find sake in Japan that is a twin of Jyushiyo, Nikkaku, and Hiyoroki. It is a highly aromatic sake with low acidity, typical of Gohyakumangoku.ginjo sake with no added alcoholSaga prefecture (Kyushu)Tomikuchiyo Sake BreweryNabeshima
Japanese rice wineIwanokura Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered NamaThis is my first sake from the Tenzan Sake Brewery in Saga Prefecture. I thought Kyushu was a place where good sake was hard to find due to its shochu culture. Well, here it is.ginjo sake with no added alcoholSaga prefecture (Kyushu)pure sakeTenzan Brewery