{"title":"Amabuki Shuzo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmabuki Shuzo has been brewing sake for 300 years in Saga, Kyushu, named after Mt. Amabuki just northeast of the brewery. They're farming their own rice using the 'aïgamo' method—raising ducks in the fields to eat weeds instead of spraying—and experimenting with flower yeasts isolated from Abelia, Marigold, and other local blooms. The resulting sakes taste genuinely different: fruity and crisp or elegant and robust, depending on which flowers are whispering.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amabuki-brewery-junmai-rose-sake-gin-no-kurenai-nv-720ml-720ml","title":"Amabuki Shuzo, Junmai \"Rose\" Sake 'Gin No Kurenai', NV (720ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmabuki Brewery in Saga Prefecture is known for pushing sake in creative, terroir-driven directions—using not just unique rice strains, but also wild flower yeasts to craft singular, expressive brews. Their ‘Gin No Kurenai’ is one of the most striking: a dry Junmai sake made from ancient red rice (Asamurasaki) and fermented with hibiscus flower yeast, resulting in its vivid, natural pink hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite its playful appearance, this is not a sweet sake. It’s clean, lightly savory, and refreshingly dry, with notes of cranberry, rhubarb, rose petals, and soft umami undertones. There’s a delicate acidity here—uncommon in sake—that gives the brew a faintly tart edge and makes it particularly food-friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBest served chilled and treated more like a dry rosé or pét-nat than a traditional sake. It’s a perfect match for fresh spring dishes, seafood, or even richer, earthy fare like grilled mushrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePair with: tuna sashimi, beet salad, or soft cheeses with fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTC (Kyodo Beverage Co, Inc) [MTC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41209852624953,"sku":"NYC-4-MTC-`3945`-040523-720ml8","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Amabuki-Shuzo-Junmai-Rose-Sake-Gin-No-Kurenai-NV-720ml-Sake-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1768489770"},{"product_id":"amabuki-shuzo-i-love-sushi-junmai-nv-750ml","title":"Amabuki Shuzo, I Love Sushi Junmai, NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrewed with yeast collected from strawberry blossoms and night-blooming cereus rather than the standard brewing-society strains. Amabuki, in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture, has been brewing since the Genroku era of the late 1600s, and for more than two decades has worked exclusively with flower yeasts isolated from actual flowers, which give their sake aromatics you won't find elsewhere. This junmai is made from Saga no Hana rice polished to 60% and built as a table sake rather than a showpiece: dry, softly acidic, with moderate umami that resets the palate between bites instead of competing with the food. Around 15% alcohol. It works chilled, at room temperature, or gently warmed to about 40C, which makes it one of the more useful bottles to keep around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTC (Kyodo Beverage Co, Inc) [MTC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46240464732217,"sku":"NYC-MTC-`10470`-072326-2","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Amabuki-Shuzo-I-Love-Sushi-Junmai-NV-Sake-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1784991047"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/amabuki-shuzo.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}