Sommelier Tasting Collection: WARM SAKE
Sommelier Tasting Collection: WARM SAKE
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.
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
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.
Try pairing me with mushroom pasta
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
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.
Try pairing me with tempura
Product Details
Grade: Tokubetsu Junmai
Brewery: Tamagawa
Region: Kyoto
Rice polishing: 66%
Rice variety: Kitanishiki (Hyogo Prefecture)
Sweet or dry: Medium sweet
Sake Meter Value +4.4
Acidity: 1.6
Food Pairing: crab, oysters, gyoza, karaaage chicken, tempura
Serving temp: Chilled to Room Temperature
Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan
