Type
Miyozakura Jozo · Gifu
Miyozakura Junmai "Panda" Cup
$10.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Asahi no Yume (local)
Prefecture
Gifu
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.
SubtleAromaticVery subtle aroma: almost no aroma, maybe a little rice, chestnut, or pear. Usually comes with a subtle flavor profile as well.
Pairs with
Soft, plump udon noodles dripping with creamy miso soup, sweet-savory yakiniku ribs, semi-firm sheeps milk cheese, simmered sake-shoyu pumpkin, artichoke with lots of Duke's mayo, oden, anything pork belly, rustic, funky Japanese pickles, mac & cheese, any drinking snacks you can think of...
Panda cup is, like so many of my favorite sake, classically Gifu style: rich, broad, ricey, even custardy, but what stands apart about Panda is that it has a nice dry finish at the end. Can we say that it's Panda-like in nature? Fuzzy, soft, big in the center, but with a little sharpness at the end?
Compared to my other favorite Gifu cup, Kusudama Sarubobo cup, this has that same lovely ricey richness, but with a drier inflection. Both are fantastic examples of Gifu's ricey, creamy style.
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.
Specifications
Region: Chubu
Type: Junmai
Rice: Asahi no Yume (local)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 70%
ABV: 15%
SMV: +6
Acidity: 1.4
Yeast: #901
Size: 180ml
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.
