WORD: Jolly WINE: Cabernet/Non-Oaky Chardonnay BEER: Belgian Ales FOODS: If it's on a plate or in a bowl
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We love to welcome back one of our favorite almost-prototypical Kyoto sakes made with local Iwai rice milled to only 88%
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Look for whisper fruit tones on a semi-thick flow that has great presence
Atago no Matsu Tokubetsu Honjozo "Pine of Atago" Yamahai Junmai WORD: Jolly WINE: Cabernet/Non-Oaky ChardonnayThe nose on this incredible sake is a gentle collection of strawberry, cream, sweet rice, oat, raisin, and purple plum aromas. All sake is cool, but some brews are simply cooler than others. This is a really cool brew made by a 27 year old female master brewer, who just so happened to win the Brewer of The Year Award for 2022. In a word this is a refreshing Tokubetsu Honjozo that gives Honjozo sake a great name. Light, impeccably balanced, and juicy,