Type
Terada Honke · Chiba
Terada Honke "Daigo no Shizuku" Bodaimoto
$49.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Koshihikari
Prefecture
Chiba
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: a bit of fleshy sweetness. Fruit notes taste more round and juicy, chocolate notes have more heft. Typical sweetness for modern styles. Some people will read "3" 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.
SoftAcidicVery acidic: sharp and tangy. Might be sparkling, contain citrus, have a high koji content, or utilize natural brewing methods that produce lots of lactic or acetic acid.
SubtleAromaticModerate aroma: noticeable from the glass. Most often, moderate intensity aromas are either ginjo-ka (fruit, florals) or koshu-ka (nuts, mushroom, brown sugar).
This 2026 bottling is giving natural ginger beer energy: sweet, acidic, tropical-spice, funky-- with wild and unhinged notes of whey, swiss cheese, and your hippie friend's really good homemade kombucha. A bright and refreshing vintage from an always-fun and fermenty ancient brew.
Daigo no Shizuku is sake as it was made in the 1400's. What we'd call kodaishu-- a reproduction of ancient brewing methods in the postmodern age-- it's barely recognizable as a rice-based drink, more closely resembling an off-dry perry or malvasia than any sake. Daigo no Shizuku is made from rice, water, and microorganisms alone, which makes all of its complexity that much more compelling.
To make the fermentation starter, a mash of cooked and raw rice and water is left to gather ambient lactic acid bacteria, creating soyashimizu: a sour water. This is the basis of the ambient fermentation that follows. As a fully ambient brew made with ancient methods, please treasure every meeting with this sake, for it will never taste the same again. And if you're feeling experimental, stash a bottle underground for a few decades-- you'll be happy you did.
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.
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Specifications
Region: Kanto
Type: Junmai
Style: Bodaimoto, Namazake
Rice: Koshihikari
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 90%
ABV: 13%
Yeast: Ambient
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
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