地酒:   REGIONAL PREMIUM SAKE FROM JAPAN

Premium sake is classefied Junmai, Junmai-Ginjyo and Junmai-Dai-Ginjyo. Ideally, more you polish the rice, fruity and flowery aroma comes out from center of polished rice and it would be a Fragrant Type . Junmai would be a Rich Type which has more scent of creamy or steamed rice aroma.

爽 Light and Smooth Type

Simple and refreshing. Light & fresh scent but yet with a hint of rice. Matches most of salad or light seafood dishes.
   

Brand

Prefecture

Class

4oz.
Glass

10oz.
Bottle

24oz.
Bottle

酔鯨

高知県 純米 

Suigei

Kouchi

J

6.00

12.00

24.00

大雪

北海道 純米吟醸

Taisetsu

Hokkaido

G

8.50

17.00

34.00

獺祭

山口県 純米吟醸

Dassai

Yamaguchi

G

8.50

17.00

34.00

菊水

新潟県 純米吟醸

Kikusui

Niigata

G

9.00

18.00

36.00

八海山

新潟県 純米吟醸

Hakkaisa

Niigata

G

12.00

25.00

48.00

醇 Rich Type

白壁蔵

兵庫県 純米 

Shirakabegura

Hyougo

J

6.00

12.00

24.00

越後鶴亀

新潟県 純米 

Echigo Tsurukame

Niigata

J

9.00

18.00

36.00

薫 Fragrant Type

Very Smooth impression of flowery, fruit-like fragrance with rice-laced aroma trace of the nose. Clean finish with a moderate but not excessive amount of acidity.

氷晶

秋田県 純米吟醸

Hyosho
(medium filtered)

Akita

G

10.00

N/A

38.00

〆張鶴純

新潟県 純米吟醸

Jun

Niigata

G

10.50

N/A

42.00

寒竹

長野県 純米大吟醸

Kanchiku

Nagano

D

11.50

23.00

46.00

久保田碧寿

新潟県 純米大吟醸

Kubota Hekiju

Niigata

D

12.50

N/A

50.00

花薫光

茨城県 純米大吟醸

Kakunko

Ibaraki

D

N/A

N/A

150.00

About 地酒 Jizake: REGIONAL PREMIUM SAKE FROM JAPAN

Jizake literally means “Regional Sake” often brewed by independent micro-breweries located throughout the rural areas of Japan. Current estimates show 50,000 labels being made by some 2,000 Jizake manufacturers in Japan.

Sake production begins with polishing of the brown rice kernels, slowly and quietly, down to at least 90% its original size. The percentage of the remaining grain greatly affects the flavors as well as determines its final product classification grouping. Rice granules for super premium Dai Ginjo grade Sake are polished down 50% + which requires great care and time.


SMV (sake metered value) is an arbitrary scale which is used to generalize the range in taste from fruity to dry. The lower the value, the denser, and the higher the value, the lighter the density which creates dry tasting Sake.Most of today’s Sake generally range from – 3.0 to + 10, with + 3.0 being neutral.

Grade
J - Junmai ( Pure rice sake, 30% or more polished off)
G - Junmai Ginjo ( Premium, 40% or more polished off)
D - Junmai Dai Ginjo (Super premium, 50% or more polished off)