Description
Tengumai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai is a junmai sake from Shata Shuzo, a family brewery founded in 1823 in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, near Japan’s Sea of Japan coast. It is made with the traditional yamahai method, which lets natural lactic acid build slowly in the yeast starter and gives a richer, more acidic sake than most.
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The brewery suggests serving it anywhere from cold to warmed at about 45°C, and gentle warming brings out its depth. Its acidity suits meat dishes, grilled fish and nabe hot pots.
- Yamahai junmai sake from Shata Shuzo, Ishikawa
- Gohyakumangoku rice polished to 60%
- Brewery founded in 1823, now in its seventh generation
Expect a golden colour and a full, traditional flavour with good acidity, savoury rice character and a dry finish.
The name means dancing tengu, a nod to the idea that even this mountain spirit of Japanese folklore would dance after a cup.
A good choice for anyone who likes bold, savoury sake or wants to try the yamahai style.
