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Yasui Shuzo · Hyogo
[2023 CAVISTE/READY]: Yasui Junmai Ginjo Nama "Hatsukoi: First Love"
$60.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Tamazakae (Shiga)
Prefecture
Hyogo
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.
SoftAcidicAcidic: bright, zippy, noticeable sourness, very often balanced by higher sweetness. Acidity is a key part of this sake's character, and might be heightened with special techniques, yeasts, koji, or CO2 gas.
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.
Made with a very unique yeast strain that produces large amounts of malic acid, so the profile is quite tart and juicy like biting into an apple. Unlike other malic acid yeasts (ex. 77) the fermentation is still able to reach >15% so while there is sweetness to balance the acidity, the profile does not read as "sweet."
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: Kansai
Type: Junmai Ginjo & Ginjo
Style: Namazake, Koshu: Aged
Rice: Tamazakae (Shiga)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
ABV: 15%
SMV: -17
Acidity: 3.1
Yeast: No. 28 polyacid 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.
