Tokaimasamune Junmai Ginjo
東魁正宗 純米吟醸Tokaimasamune — Koizumi Shuzo, Chiba
Revived in 2011 as a return to our roots, Tokaimasamune was the brewery's flagship brand from its founding until the early Showa period.
Specifications
- Type
- Junmai Ginjo
- Rice
- Not disclosed
- Rice polishing ratio
- 50%
- Yeast
- Not disclosed
- Alcohol
- 16%
- Sake meter value
- -1
- Acidity
- 1.4
Flavor profile Juku-shu
Juku-shu — aromatic and full-bodied, including aged sake
Polished to 50% with SMV -1 and acidity 1.4, the sake reads as mildly sweet with soft acidity. The description of concentrated rice umami and a heavy texture that finishes cleanly points to a fuller body with moderate aroma.
Estimated by AI from the published specifications and the brewery's description; your impression may differ.
About
Made with Yamada Nishiki, a sake rice variety, for both the koji rice (rice inoculated with koji mold) and the kake rice (rice added in stages during fermentation), this sake has a rich, weighty character that concentrates the umami of the rice. Yet it finishes very clean, dissolving smoothly on the palate and leaving nothing behind.