Type
Kokken Shuzo · Fukushima
Kokken Tokubetsu Junmai
$39.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Yume no Kaori
Prefecture
Fukushima
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.
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.
The sake rice varietal "Yume no Kaori" is a local specialty from the Southern Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. This sake, made with 100% Yume no Kaori, has a fresh and mellow flavor that envelops the palate lovingly, and is brewed with Utsukushima Yume-Kobo: a yeast developed to synergize specifically with Yume no Kaori. In this respect it's a lot like Kokken's 3y aged yamahai (one of my favorite, favorite sake for Winter) but being that it's fresh and not aged, it shows the rice and yeast relationship more clearly. A beautiful, bright, dry goldilocks of a sake-- pride of Fukushima.
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: Tohoku
Type: Tokubetsu Junmai & Tokubetsu Honjozo
Rice: Yume no Kaori
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
ABV: 15%
SMV: +2
Yeast: Utskushima Yume Kobo (Fukushima yeast)
Size: 720ml
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.
