Type
Heiwa Shuzo · Wakayama
Heiwa Shuzo "KID" Junmai Ginjo Shiboritate Namazake
$39.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Gohyakumangoku (local)
Prefecture
Wakayama
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.
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.
SubtleAromaticAromatic: aroma is a big part of this sake's character and design. Perfume fills the glass. Usually "4" aroma is coming from ginjo-ka (fruit, florals).
Pairs with
Try serving with carpaccio (drizzled in evoo) and let the grassy thickness of the olive oil play with the grassy brightness of KID. Dishes finished with fresh mint (pomelo salad with mint and watercress, tabbouleh, lamb skewers) tend to work well thanks to the heightened freshness.
Big flavor this year! Grape jelly, fresh elephant plum and sweet mochi, lychee jellies, condensed milk drizzled on shaved ice, and a licoricey-minty, zippity-doo-da palate pow-pow.
A teeny tiny touch of grapefruit bitterness on the finish reminds you that as soft as it might be, this is definitely a shiboritate: fresh pressed, seasonal winter sake! On the palate this sake is light and refreshing with a little soft pooch (like a kitten's tiny belly!) of umami in the mid-palate. KID comes in at a mellow 15% ABV and might be the easiest to pair, easiest to drink, easiest to enjoy namazake every year.
A teeny tiny touch of grapefruit bitterness on the finish reminds you that as soft as it might be, this is definitely a shiboritate: fresh pressed, seasonal winter sake! On the palate this sake is light and refreshing with a little soft pooch (like a kitten's tiny belly!) of umami in the mid-palate. KID comes in at a mellow 15% ABV and might be the easiest to pair, easiest to drink, easiest to enjoy namazake every year.
KID is doing a few unique things with this style of shinshu. First they are using Gohyakumangoku rice, which is a harder, denser variety of rice that doesn’t dissolve as completely in the brew as say, Yamadanishiki. As a result, the sake is more “angular” in the mouth-- not as soft. They are also using 4 different types of yeast and blending to achieve balance. 1801 lends notes of fennel and green apple, but it lacks umami. 901 lends richness and umami, but has mellower aromas of banana and melon. Together they form a whole and show off KID's awesome yeast blending skills.
Ground shipping is $25 to $40, free at 12 bottles.
Free pickup at our Portland shop. Ice is extra. An adult (21+) with photo ID must be present for delivery.
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Specifications
Shipping
Available nationwide to states and counties that permit alcohol. No sales tax (Oregon). Ground shipping is priced by region, and pickup at the 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.
