Urakasumi Junmai 300ml

Urakasumi Junmai 300ml

£16.99

Size: 300ml   | ABV: 15%

In 3 words: Earthy, smooth and delicious

A gentle, classic and smooth sake with a hint of peach, cotton candy and cheeky kick of pepper. Soft Umami, bold acidity and chocolate bitterness open up as it warm to room temperature.

  • Grade: Junmai

  • Awards: Gold medal Junmai, 2016, 2017 - U.S. National Sake Appraisal;

    Gold medal - The Fine SAKE Awards 2016

  • Brewery: Urakasumi

  • Region: Miyagi

  • Rice polishing: 65%

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Product Details

Rice variety: Manamusume

Sweet or dry: Medium-dry

Acidity: 1.5

Sake Meter Value +2

Food Pairing: Mozzarella pizza, Pork belly, Calamari, onion rings, or garlic mushrooms,

Serving temp: Chilled to Room Temperature

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan


The Brewery

Urakasumi

Urakasumi, located in the town of Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, on Japan's North East coast, translates in English as “Misty Bay” (ura is “bay” and kasumi is “mist”), simply capturing its picturesque seaside surroundings.

At a glance:

  • 195 year old,13th generation family-run brewery

  • 37 Gold Prizes in Annual Japan Sake Awards & won more Gold Prizes than any other sake producer in Japan.

  • Medalled every year in the London IWC (International Wine Challenge) since 2007

  • Devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 Japan, painstakingly rebuilt