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Hakurakusei The Connoisseur Junmai Ginjo Sake 720ml
Hakurakusei The Connoisseur Junmai Ginjo Sake 720ml
JAPAN : MIYAGI PREFECTURE
Kura no Hana
LIGHT-BODIED, SEMI-DRY, MELON, POMELO, MINERAL GRAIN
Niizawa Jozoten founded the Hakurakusei brand in 2002 around a single idea: sake that makes food taste better rather than competing with it. Made from Kura no Hana — a sake rice variety bred in Miyagi Prefecture — milled to 55%, this Junmai Ginjo carries the house fingerprint: clean, faintly citrusy, with a cut of acidity that keeps it fresh across multiple courses. Toji Nanami Watanabe has led production since 2018; under her watch the brewery has been named IWC Sake Brewery of the Year four consecutive times.
POLISH RATE 55%
SMV +2
SERVE chilled (5–10°C)
PAIRINGS :
| Oysters on the half-shell | acidity and faint salinity echo the brine; melon note complements without overwhelming |
| Chicken liver mousse | brightness slices through rich fat the way a Muscadet would |
| White fish sashimi | light body and mineral undercurrent mirror lean, clean ocean flavor |
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