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Takatenjin, Sword of the Sun Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake, NV (300ml)

Sake from Japan, Japan
by Takatenjin
$16.99
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This is the sake the brewery's own staff choose to drink: a bright, dry Tokubetsu Honjozo with cucumber and juniper-like botanical notes, which makes it an easy crossover for gin lovers. The rice is polished down to 60%, and it is very close to Ginjo grade. The brewery deliberately holds back the aroma and flavour so it stays easygoing rather than perfumed, giving you near-Ginjo craft in a sake built for daytime drinking. It's brewed from Yamada Nishiki and Haenuki rice at Doi Shuzo in Shizuoka prefecture, a place known for very pure water. That same water is why Shizuoka is famous for its tea and wasabi fields, and the brewery itself runs partly on solar power and treats its water on site. The name honours the brewery's founder, who fought many battles near the ruins of Takatenjin Castle. That castle was once fought over by Tokugawa Ieyasu and Takeda Katsuyori, and it's still the best-known landmark in the brewery's home district. In 300ml, it's just the right amount for two people to share over lunch.

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More about Takatenjin

Takatenjin is brewed by Doi Shuzo in Shizuoka, a prefecture known for clean, fruity, dry sake. The brewery's legend is its master brewer, Hase Toji, who worked there into his nineties and developed the HD1 yeast that helps define the house style. Soul of the Sensei, a Junmai Daiginjo, is the brewery's tribute to him. Clean, dry, gently fruity and rich: a great introduction to what Shizuoka does best.

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Wine Details

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    300ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Floral

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled Sriracha shrimp, roasted beet salad, farro or other whole-grain salads, salt-grilled yakitori, white-fish sashimi, cucumber sunomono, shrimp tempura.

Tasting Profile

Expect the light, crisp style Shizuoka is known for: quiet aromas of cucumber, Asian pear and a gin-like herbal edge, rather than the big perfumed nose of a Ginjo. The palate is typically clean and light-bodied with gentle acidity, finishing dry, smooth and refreshing. Think of the cool, botanical lift of a good gin and tonic, in sake form.

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