Type
Amabuki Shuzo · Saga
Amabuki Junmai Ginjo Nama "Ichigo"
$43.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Omachi
Prefecture
Saga
Flavor profileEach scale is our tasting-room read on where this bottle sits between two extremes — dry to sweet, light to full-bodied, soft to acidic, and subtle to aromatic. These are subjective, however, and will shift with food, serveware & temp.
DrySweetBalanced: a bit of fleshy sweetness. Fruit notes taste more round and juicy, chocolate notes have more heft. Typical sweetness for modern styles. Some people will read "3" as dry.
LightFullMedium: a bit of richness or creaminess, heft, more flavor intensity, more presence, sometimes higher alcohol or sweetness. A lot of namazake sits here.
SoftAcidicAbove-average acidity, an important part of this sake's character, but nowhere near sour/tart. Lift, refreshing. When paired with higher sweetness, it creates a juicy, ripe impression.
SubtleAromaticModerate aroma: noticeable from the glass. Most often, moderate intensity aromas are either ginjo-ka (fruit, florals) or koshu-ka (nuts, mushroom, brown sugar).
Long loved as a humble cup sake, Amabuki Ichigo is a gorgeous, premium brew unto itself: bright, tart, complex, with a distant tropical tones intermingled with refreshing bitter seville orange and soft green herbs. It's different from the pasteurized, cup sake version in showing more of the wild herbal notes of Omachi and grippy, tannin-like texture that makes me imagine a persimmon slice topped with persimmon jam.
For lovers of fellow flower yeast beauties, Rihaku Origin of Purity and Chokaisan.
Ground shipping is $25 to $40, free at 12 bottles.
Free pickup at our Portland shop. An adult (21+) with photo ID must be present for delivery.
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Specifications
Poured at our Wednesday Flight
- Wednesday Lessons #40: Hanakobo, Sep 17, 2024
Shipping
Ships to most states, not Alaska, Hawaii or Utah. No sales tax (Oregon). Free Ground shipping at 12 bottles. Pickup at our Portland shop is free.
Pick up in person
Shop open Tu–Sun. Order online and pick up at the shop — 107 SE Washington St. #121, Portland, Oregon.
