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Tsuchida 12

Tsuchida 12

Tsuchida 12

Tsuchida — Tsuchida Shuzo, Gunma

Full-bodied genshu flavor at a light 12% ABV, undiluted.

Specifications

Type
Junmai Shu
Rice
Not disclosed
Rice polishing ratio
90%
Yeast
Not disclosed
Alcohol
12%
Sake meter value
-23
Acidity
2.6

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Flavor profile Jun-shu

Juku-shuJun-shuSo-shuKun-shu
RestrainedAromatic
RichLight

Jun-shu — rich and umami-driven

DrySweet
LightFull

An SMV of -23 gives a clearly sweet profile, and the acidity of 2.6 adds structure. The description's emphasis on rich koku and rice umami, together with 90% polishing, points to restrained aroma and a full, rich body.

Estimated by AI from the published specifications and the brewery's description; your impression may differ.

About

At last, we have arrived at an easy-drinking richness. Tsuchida 12 was pursued as a sake that is easy to drink yet has body. Its alcohol content is 12%, a lightness that is low for sake. I believe one of the challenges facing sake is its high alcohol content. A heavy mouthfeel can even cause people to stop eating. Of course, if you simply want to lower the alcohol, adding water will do it right away. But that also thins out the flavor, leaving a sake with no satisfying body that is not very enjoyable. "A sake with plenty of rice flavor dissolved into it, with umami, yet light on the palate." We believed that if a sake like this could be made, more people would enjoy sake. Tsuchida 12 was made with that thought in mind. Recommended ways to drink it are well chilled in the refrigerator, or warmed to a lukewarm temperature (nurume no kan). It is a food-pairing sake that can be enjoyed across a wide range of dishes, from Japanese to Western. Rice polishing ratio: koji 90%, kake 70% (kake: rice used for the main mash)

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