Sommelier Tasting Collection: WARM SAKE

Sommelier Tasting Collection: WARM SAKE

£96.99

Size: 3 x 720ml

In 3 words: Warm to perfection

Part of our Sommelier Tasting Series, this carefully selected trio of sake highlights the unique beauty of sake when warmed. These brews are carefully designed to open up new flavours when heated, showcasing this amazing feature of Japan’s national beverage. Scan the bottle labels and you’ll find our guide to warming sake to walk you through the process and find the perfect serving temperature.

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Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai

Best Warmed to: 50C

Aromas & flavours: 🌰 🍐 🍒 🌾

Longtime sake-drinkers find this sake comfortingly familiar. From the highly respected Miyasaka brewery, this classic Junmai is smooth at first sip, and opens up with a range of subtle aromas of fruit and cereal, and flavours balanced on rice's sweetness, acidity, and the savory aspects of Junmai sake. Pairs well with a wide range of western dishes.

**Try pairing me with a premium cheeseburger**

Product Details

Grade: Junmai

Brewery: Masumi

Region: Miyasaka

Rice polishing: 60%

Rice variety: Miyamanishiki

Sweet or dry: Medium

Acidity: 1.5

Sake Meter Value +2.

Food Pairing: Burger and fries, Roast beef, Sausage and mash, Grilled, BBQ Prawns, Calamari or onion rings

Serving temp: Chilled or Warm to 50C (Atuskan)

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan

Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai

Best Warmed to: 40-55C

Aromas & flavours: 🍌 🍈 🍐 🌾

Rich yet refreshing. A subtle whiff of banana penny sweets on the nose makes you want to dive right in. Then it's beautiful soft and clean Junmai with melon, pear and marshmallow notes, a moderate acidity and long umami taste that emerges as the bottle warms from chilled to room temperature. This really comes alive when warmed above 40C.

Product Details

Grade: Tokubetsu, Junmai

Brewery: Nanbu Bijin

Region: Iwate

Rice variety: Ginotome

Sweet or dry: Medium-dry

Body: Medium to full

Acidity: 1.5

Sake Meter Value +2

Food Pairing: Everyday umami-heavy dishes: mushroom risotto or pasta, rich ragu sauce, Steak, Yakitori, soft cheese

Serving temp: Chilled or to warm to 40-55C

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan

Food Pairing: Vegetable Risotto, Steamed fish, Pad Thai, Ramen, Dim Sum.

Serving temp: Chilled to Room Temperature

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan

Sohomare Karakuchi Premium Dry Junmai

In 3 words: Clean, Mellow & Dry

Aromas & flavours: 🌰 🍒 🌾

Best enjoyed warmed, this is a classic junmai with rich, crisp flavour which complements fresh seafood (crab, oysters etc) as well as tremendous match for tempura, fried foods, and all fuller-flavoured items on Japanese menus. Smokey, nutty top notes are joined by zingy berry-like fruitiness and plenty of rice-driven umami.