Urakasumi Honjikomi Honjozo 720ml
Urakasumi Honjikomi Honjozo 720ml
Size: 720ml | ABV: 15%
In 3 words: Great value sake
A classic clean and earthy style sake with a touch of custard dairyness in the aroma. Faintly dry with a smooth and velvety texture, complete with clean finish. A real quality example of the Honjozo category.
Grade: Honjozo
Brewery: Urakasumi
Region: Miyagi
Rice polishing: 65%
Try pairing me with fried chicken
Product Details
Rice variety: Manamusume
Sweet or dry: Medium-dry
Body: Medium to full
Acidity: 1.5
Sake Meter Value +2
Food Pairing: Scallops with bacon, mac and cheese, fried chicken, gyoza or dumplings, rich ramen, katsu curry
Serving temp: Chilled to Room temperature
Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan
The Brewery
Urakasumi
Urakasumi, located in the town of Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, on Japan's North East coast, translates in English as “Misty Bay” (ura is “bay” and kasumi is “mist”), simply capturing its picturesque seaside surroundings.
At a glance:
195 year old, 13th generation family-run brewery
37 Gold Prizes in Annual Japan Sake Awards & won more Gold Prizes than any other sake producer in Japan.
Medalled every year in the London IWC (International Wine Challenge) since 2007
Painstakingly rebuilt after being devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011
