Type
Yamanashi Meijo · Yamanashi
Shichiken "Silk" Kinu no Aji Junmai Daiginjo
$35.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Yume Sansui
Prefecture
Yamanashi
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.
SoftAcidicSoft: the most common degree of acidity for sake. A little bit of acidity to give it structure and keep the flavor refreshing, but acidity isn't an important part of its identity.
SubtleAromaticModerate aroma: noticeable from the glass. Most often, moderate intensity aromas are either ginjo-ka (fruit, florals) or koshu-ka (nuts, mushroom, brown sugar).
Snow melt from Mt. Kaikoma is filtered over 27 years through the mountain's granite layers, then runs directly through Hakushu, where Shichiken pumps it up from an onsite well for brewing. This super soft water is the driving force of Kinu no Aji, which literally translates to The Flavor of Silk. Notes of licorice, green pear, violets, confectioners sugar, and fennel are stark but subdued. Light on the palette with a perfumed, lingering finish. It's just dang pretty, and evokes a certain level of drama, but at the end of the day, Kinu no Aji hits hard with all our salty, savory bar snacks. A beautiful workhorse of a daiginjo.
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Specifications
Region: Chubu
Type: Junmai Daiginjo & Daiginjo
Rice: Yume Sansui
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 47%
ABV: 15%
Starter: Sokujo
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.
