Type
Kaze no Mori Omachi "Brown Label 807" Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
$39.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Omachi (Okayama)
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.
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).
Pairs with
Chutney & gruyere grilled cheese
The newest from Yucho's Kaze no Mori nama genshu (unpasteurized, undiluted) series, made with 80% polish Omachi rice from Okayama. Lightly effervescent (shuwa shuwa), fuller body, with notes of marmalade, five spice, a little sasparilla and pear, made light, lovely and zesty in the classic Kaze no Mori (wind of the woods) style.
The 807 series always makes me think of Milan Kundera's novel, The Unbearable Lightness of Being: a contrast in freedom, weightlessness and ephemerality, against the heavy backdrop of responsibilities and commitments in the Spring of 1968, USSR Czechoslovakia. Tension-- lightness, heaviness-- pushing and pulling-- in the glass.
Your case:
$30 flat-rate case shipping (up to 12 bottles) — the more you add, the less per bottle. Per federal requirements, an adult (21+) with photo ID must be present to receive the delivery.
Sake Club members: $20 shipping (up to 12 bottles) with your club bottles About the clubs
Specifications
Region: Kansai
Class: Junmai
Style: Namazake
Rice: Omachi (Okayama)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 80%
ABV: 17%
SMV: 0
Acidity: 2
Yeast: #7
Size: 720ml
Shipping
Available nationwide to states and counties that permit alcohol. No sales tax (Oregon). Flat-rate case shipping; in-store pickup available.
Pick up in person
Shop open Tu–Sun. Order online and pick up at the shop — 107 SE Washington St. #121, Portland, Oregon.
