Setchubai Tokubetsu Honjozo
雪中梅 特別本醸造Setchubai — Maruyama Shuzojo, Niigata
Careful sakemaking in a blessed natural setting
Specifications
- Type
- Tokubetsu Honjozo
- Rice
- Gohyakumangoku
- Rice polishing ratio
- 60%
- Yeast
- Kyokai No. 10
- Alcohol
- 16.2%
- Sake meter value
- -3.5
- Acidity
- 1.2
Flavor profile So-shu
So-shu — clean and light
An SMV of -3.5, low acidity of 1.2, and the described soft, gently sweet, syrupy mouthfeel point to restrained aroma, a light-to-medium body, and clearly perceptible sweetness.
Estimated by AI from the published specifications and the brewery's description; your impression may differ.
About
Brewed with well water drawn from the satoyama (village foothill woodland) and Gohyakumangoku rice grown in Joetsu, including contract-grown rice, using the traditional futa-koji (lidded koji) method. This is a tanrei umakuchi (light yet richly flavored) sake. It has a soft mouthfeel and an elegant sweetness that spreads across the palate, with a smooth, silky drinking experience. Available in winter only (November to January).
Other sake from this brand 6
- Setchubai Futsushu雪中梅 普通酒
- Setchubai Daiginjo雪中梅 大吟醸
- Setchubai Honjozo雪中梅 本醸造
- Setchubai Tokubetsu Junmai雪中梅 特別純米
- Setchubai Junmai雪中梅 純米
- Setchubai Junmai Ginjo Mimamori雪中梅 純米吟醸 美守