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SAKE Junmai-Shu SAKE Sake is a high quality, traditional Japanese beverage. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a distilled spirit or rice wine. Sake is a fermented beverage like beer. However, in the end sake resembles wine more than beer and is usually described in terms familiar from the world of wine. At Gaijin, we offer high quality sake served chilled. Junmai-shu Made with only rice, water and Koji mold. No distilled alcohol added. btl 16cl 8cl Takehara Junmai Tokubetsu, Nakao Sake, Takehara, Hiroshima Junmai, smv -1, Shin-Senbon rice 65%, Abv 15% nuts, banana, clover 96 21,6 10,8 Katori 90, Terada Honke, Chiba Junmai, Kimoto, Muroka, smv +5, Koshihikari rice 90%, Abv 15,5 % rice bran, flowery, mandarin 100 22,4 11,2 Kikusakari Junmai Ginzukuri, Ibaraki Junmai, Kiuchi Brewery, smv +3, Hitachi Nishiki rice 55%, Abv 15% clover, cantaloupe melon, apple 108 24 12 Chikurin Fukamari Junmai, Okayama Junmai, Marumoto sake Brewery, smv +4, Yamada Nishiki rice 60%, Abv 15% forest mushroom, mineral, anis 112 24,8 12,4 Hanatomoe Mizumoto, Nara Junmai, Miyoshino Jozo, smv -13 Gin no Sato rice 70%, Abv 17% flowery, rice bran, sweet green tea 115 25,6 12,8 Choki Kinkame, Shiga Junmai, Okamura Honke, smv -10 Omi rice 80%, Abv 17% corn, peach, ripe nectarine 115 25,6 12,8 btl 16cl 8cl Tsuruume Yuzu, Wakayama Junmai, Yuzu, Heiwa Shuzo, smv -88 Abv 10% yuzu citrus flavoured sweetish sake 112 25 14,8 Mutemuka Junmai, Kochi, Junmai, Nama, Muroka, Mutemuka Shuzo, smv +5 Rice 65%, Abv 18% dry, earthy, umami, cocoa 108 24 12 Tamagawa Kimoto Junmai Shu, Kioto Junmai, Kimoto, Genshu, Kinoshita sake Brewery smv +5, Gohyakomangoku rice 77%, Abv 16% dried fruit, nuts, almonds, mushrooms 138 30,4 15,2 Taiko No Izanai 2002, Shiga Junmai, Yamahai, Muroka, Namazake, Genshu Uehara Shuzo, smv +30 Rice 90%, Abv 17% true seawater sake 162 36 18 Biden 1999, Fukuoka Junmai, Yamahai, Koshu, Inoue Gomei, smv -1 Nishiki rice 65%, Abv 16% full-bodied, caramel, savory 181 40 20 Omiji Kijoshu 1978, Shiga Junmai, Koshu, Kijoshu, Omi Shuzo, smv -38 Nishiki rice 65%, Abv 16% full-bodied, caramel, savory 270 60 30 Junmai Ginjo-shu Made with only rice, water and Koji mold. No distilled alcohol added. Each grain of rice is 60% or less of it’s original size. 72cl btl 16cl 8cl Tatsumigura Junmai Ginjo, Kitakata, Fukushima Junmai Ginjo, Homare Sake Brewery, smv +2 Yamada Nishiki rice 60%, Abv 15% Green Apples, hints of anise and oak 39 20,8 10,4 300 ml bottle Ginrei Gassan Junmai Ginjo, Yamagata Junmai Ginjo, Ginrei Gassan Company Ltd, smv +1, Dewasansan rice 50%, Abv 16% chestnut, liquorice, hint of banana 130 28,8 14,4 Fukuju Junmai Ginjo, Hyogo Junmai Ginjo, Shu Shin Can Breweries Ltd, smv + Yamada Nishiki rice 60%, Abv 15% citrus, melon, anis 133 29,6 14,8 Hokkan Ougyoku Junmai Ginjo, Tochigi Junmai Ginjo, Hokkan Brewery, smv+-0 Gohuakumangoku rice 58%, Abv 14,5 % smooth, rice bran, flowery 84 19,2 9,6 Junmai Daiginjo-shu Made with only rice, water and Koji mold. No distilled alcohol added. Each grain of rice is 50% or less of it’s original size 72cl btl 16cl 8cl Hakutsuru Junmai Daiginjo, Nada, Kobe Junmai Daiginjo, Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co, smv +1, Yamada Nishiki Rice 50%, Abv 15% fruity, clover, light nuts 98 22,4 11,2 Kirin Junmai Daiginjo, Aga-machi, Niigata Junmai Daiginjo, Kaetsu Sake Brewery, smv +2 Yamada Nishiki & Gohyakumangogu rice 50% Abv 15% fruity honey melon, minerality, lilac flower 112 25,6 12,8 Kioke Shikome Junmai Daiginjo, Ibaraki Junmai Daiginjo, Kiuchi Brewery, smv +3, Hitachi Nishiki rice 50%, Abv 16,5% minerality, pineapple, tropical fruits 148 32,8 16,4 Dokan Junmai Daiginjo, Shiga Junmai Daiginjo, Muroka, Nama, Ota Shuzo Sake Brewery smv +2 Yamada Nishiki rice 50%, Abv 17% peach, honeydew melon, anis 156 34,4 17,2 KID Junmai Daiginjo, Wakayama Junmai Daiginjo, Heiwa Shuzo Brewery, smv +4 Yamada Nishiki rice 50%, Abv 15% fruity hints of apple, melon, smooth finish 156 34,4 17,2 Masumi Sanka Junmai Daiginjo, Suwa Nagano Junmai Daiginjo, Miyasaka Brewing Company Ltd, smv +1 Yamada Nishiki rice 45% Abv 16% hints of peach, banana, freshly cut grass 156 34,4 17,2 Explanations Muroka = unfiltered Taruzake = aged in wooden barrels Kimoto = spontaneous fermented Shizenshu = Natural sake Nama = unpasteurized Genshu = no added water Koshu = aged sake Abv % = Alcohol by volume% the strength smv = sake meter value higher is dryer and lower is sweeter .
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