Type
Chiyonosono Shuzo · Kumamoto
Chiyonosono Junmai "Shared Promise"
$27.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Yamadanishiki, Hananishiki (local)
Prefecture
Kumamoto
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 dry: reads as dry, with a little bit of softness, or maybe a fruit/brown sugar note that tempers the impression of dryness. Most people will read "2" as dry.
LightFullLight: lean and easy, mellow, has enough flavor and umami to give it character but generally really easy to drink. This is the most common weight for junmai ginjo/ginjo sake.
SoftAcidicVery soft: gentle and mellow, almost no perceptible acidity. A "1" sake isn't flat or boring, but is balanced around overall subtlety and softness, using other characteristics to give it structure.
SubtleAromaticSubtle aroma: if you stick your nose in, you'll get a few quiet notes of fruit, grains, nuts & rice. Aroma isn't a big part of this sake's character. An aromatically quiet sake can still have a powerful flavor, though.
Pairs with
What is there to say about a delicious $27 junmai? It tastes lovely, goes down easy, and is a natural pair for the specialties of kumamoto: tonkotsu ramen, kumamoto oysters (the big ones...grown much larger than ours!), and karashi renkon, a deep-fried, miso- mustard-stuffed lotus root sliced for snacking with sake. At home, I love it with alfredo.
Velvety and comforting, ricey with floral top notes, like its famous sibling "Sacred Power." In the Kumamoto style, Shared promise is a bit weightier, softly textured, full of life, but finishing on the dry side. Still, this is clearly a southern-style brew. It has a saison-like spice and malty hoppy quality. Something remotely beer-like about it and actually goes down really nice after a chisai biru starter.
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
Region: Kyushu
Type: Junmai
Rice: Yamadanishiki, Hananishiki (local)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 65%
ABV: 15%
Starter: Sokujo
SMV: +4
Acidity: 1.75
Yeast: Kumamoto (strain of #9)
Size: 720ml
Poured at our Wednesday Flight
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.
