Type
Ippongi Kubo Honten · Fukui
Denshin Junmai Daiginjo Nama Natsuzake "Natsu"
$53.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Koshinoshizuku (local, rare)
Prefecture
Fukui
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.
SoftAcidicSoft: the most common degree of acidity for sake. A little bit of acidity to give it structure and keep the flavor refreshing, but acidity isn't an important part of its identity.
SubtleAromaticVery aromatic: bursting with ginjo-ka (fruit, florals), very often filling the room--or at least the table. Aromatic intensity is core to this sake's character.
Denshin natsu hits with notes of Hawaiian Red Fruit Punch, Melon Creamy Soda, nectarine, pandan, soft spring water, fresh orange juice, strawberry ice cream, and giant bowls of fruit salad in Summer. It's like being 9 years old again, after soccer practice with a big rainbow popsicle in one hand and an ice-cold cup of fruit punch in the other. Not all the sweetness this description suggests, just the suggestion of it. Like an adult remembering this sweet memory fondly, the palate is upgraded with the weight of umami and only a fine dusting of sweetness on the fleshy mid-palate.
This is the very essence of sweet Summer nostalgia.Tropical intensity and textural softness, a signature of Fukui prefecture, bowl you over on the first sip. Like Denshin's Spring release “Haru,” this Summer nama is powerful but also soft, almost creamy, like a pina colada. The intensity comes from being genshu (undiluted) while the softness comes from its high polishing level (55% of the grain has been polished away, 45% remains), super gentle filtration method (fukuro-tsuri, where fresh sake drips from 10L capacity hanging cloth bags), and Fukui’s famously soft water.
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Specifications
Region: Chubu
Type: Junmai Daiginjo & Daiginjo
Style: Namazake
Rice: Koshinoshizuku (local, rare)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 45%
ABV: 17%
SMV: 0
Acidity: 1.3
Yeast: Proprietary (cerulenin-resistant, aromatic)
Size: 720ml
Shipping
Available nationwide to states and counties that permit alcohol. No sales tax (Oregon). Flat-rate case shipping; in-store pickup available.
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