Type
Nagai Shuzo · Gunma
Mizubasho Ginjo
$37.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Prefecture
Gunma
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.
SubtleAromaticModerate aroma: noticeable from the glass. Most often, moderate intensity aromas are either ginjo-ka (fruit, florals) or koshu-ka (nuts, mushroom, brown sugar).
Notes of tangerine, canteloupe and honeydew, orange flower, raw sugar, ripe banana, and fresh mochi.
This is a very crisp, clean, honest, and somewhat subtle sake that should really cost at least 50% more. It's polished to daiginjo level using Toku A rice from Hyogo, brewed with delicate snowmelt water from the town of Kawaba in pristine Gunma prefecture. They've even established a nature preserve around the brewery property to maintain the condition of the sake brewing environment.
Stats:
- Prefecture: Gunma
- Rice: Toku A Yamadanishiki, Hyogo
- Polishing: 50%
- Yeast: Gunma Kaze
- SMV: +4
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
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.
