Honjozo

Esteemed Brewmaster Yoshio Koizumi employs discipline, strategy, and tactics to produce this complex sake with layers of character and quality truly deserving of the "Tokubetsu" designation reserved only for the finest Honjozo sake. Complex with aromatic notes of banana, nectarine, and layered with melon and light aniseed flavors. Enjoy chilled, room temperature, or warm.

Ozeki Karatamba is the masterpiece of the Tamba Toji (brewmaster). Their unique brewing method and technique produce this superb, dry and crisp sake. Ozeki Karatamba has a full-bodied, rich taste that feels smooth on the palate. This is the perfect sake to indulge yourself!

Funaguchi has a rich, full-bodied flavor but with a refreshing clean finish. Because this Sake is un-pasteurized this fresh fruity flavor matures day-by-day in the can. In six months it transforms into a rich brandy-like flavor. After one year it comes to resemble a Chinese rice wine. Also being un-diluted instead of the usual 15% alcohol Funaguchi has 19% alcohol opening it up to the possibility of interesting cocktails. Experience the difference of un-pasteurized, un-diluted Sake.

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Delicious and slightly rich Tokubetsu or “special” honjozo from Hakkaisan. On the dry side with plenty of body to stand up to hearty food. You could enjoy this honjozo both chilled and gently warmed. When warmed up, this sake takes on a richer body and more savory/umami characteristics appear.

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This sake is mellow and rustic and has a firm structure, which makes it enjoyable at a range of temperatures, from chilled to warm. Its nutty and earthy notes are balanced by an underlying fruitiness and it complements grilled meats, stews and fish. Produced in Akita by the Saiya Brewery, makers of Yuki No Bosha, this is a favorite among locals of the region. Yuri is the name of the local area of Honjo-shi and Masamune is an old term for Japanese sake.

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Ban Ryu means “ten thousand ways.” It is an expression used in the sake world to answer the question, in how many ways is one sake different from another. The answer, in 10 Thousand Ways: the yeast, the koji, timing of brewing, etc., It also means, more informally, “versatility.” The brewery tries to catch both meanings in its name, however, they passionately believe it can be enjoyed in 10 Thousand ways–chilled, warmed, hot, with light food, heavy food, sweet food and spicy food.

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Very dry sake. Medium-bodied sake with tantalizing fruit flavors and a pleasant earthiness on the mid-palate. Hints of mineral on the very dry finish. Best served slightly chilled and is wonderful with all types of meat. Rice: Gohyaku-mangoku 60% NIHONSHU-DO (Dryness)

This is driest sake available in the Us - flavor starts off bright and rich then finishes very dry. the rich flavor maintains through out making this a great food sake

Discover Ichishima Honjozo Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

A clean pure style of sake, with white mountain flowers on the nose. It has a wonderful clean and soft silky texture. The cleansing acidity also provides good structure and there is a subtle fruitiness with hints of mango, peach and pineapple.

Nigori Sake remains "unfiltered", resulting in a far cloudier appearance and refers to Sake that still contains rice lees (particles) inside the bottle. Before serving, it is recommended that the bottle be gently shaken, in order to properly mix the sediments within the Sake to obtain the full range of flavor as well as its signature presentation.

Melon, pear, and banana drive the aromas and combine with a subtle sweet touch highlighted by a subdued acidity in the buƩer-Ɵnged flavor. Great depth and plenty of complexity. Try it with grilled Siracha-buƩered shrimp, or roasted beet, kumquat, and farro salad with microgreens and white grapefruit vinaigreƩe.

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A rather fragrant junmai ginjo, bottled immediately without charcoal filtering. The fine-lined flavor is as bold as the fragrance, with a soft-edged fullness overall. Water in this region is very, very soft in comparison to most saké-brewing regions in Japan. This is a major contributor to the unique taste and feel of their saké. It melts and absorbs into the palate, taking flavor and fragrance with it in a very unique way.

Simple and mild flavor followed by a gentle, slightly sweet, richness. Medium dry.