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Hananomai Cho-karakuchi Junmai Sake

花の舞 超辛口 純米酒

Hananomai — Hananomai Shuzo, Shizuoka

Dry-finished, with little residual sugar and the concentrated umami of the rice coming through.

Specifications

Type
Junmai Shu
Rice
Not disclosed
Rice polishing ratio
60%
Yeast
Kyokai No. 9
Alcohol
16.5%
Sake meter value
+5–+7
Acidity
1.3

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Jun-shu — rich and umami-driven

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A 60% polished junmai with SMV +5 to +7 and acidity 1.3 points to a dry, rice-umami profile. The green apple note is modest, so it sits in the restrained, rich jun category.

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About

Made with 100% Shizuoka-grown rice and brewed with Shizuoka yeast. With a sake meter value (SMV) of +3, this Junmai sake is slightly dry, yet it carries a rounded aroma of rice. The refreshing aroma recalls green apple, and on the palate the flavor of cooked rice, the raw material, comes through. Unlike typical dry sake, this one expresses its dryness through the crispness of its acidity. After a gentle sweetness, a distinct, cutting acidity follows, and the finish brings umami, moderate bitterness, and a sense of minerality. When chilled thoroughly, the acidity becomes even crisper and the sake feels more Tanrei.

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