{"title":"All About: Sake with Jamie Graves","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"raifuku-shuzo-umeshu-plum-sake-japan","title":"Raifuku Shuzo, Umeshu, Plum Sake, Japan","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTasting Notes: Aromas of apricot and cinnamon, medium bodied and off-dry on the palate with notes of wild strawberry, finishes tart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigh grade\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eume\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efruit is macerated in a premium sake base with no distilled alcohol added. A touch of rock sugar added to balance the tartness of the ume plums. Aged for 2 years in bottle to deepen flavor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuggested Food Pairings: Fruit sorbet, Galette cake with fresh fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautifully restrained and elegant\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eumeshu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(plum sake), significantly less sweet than most examples, allowing the bright tart flavors of the fruit to shine through.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48475435204907,"sku":"15355","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5327\/0827\/files\/RaifukuShuzo_Umeshu_PlumSake_Japan.jpg?v=1714654830"},{"product_id":"yamachu-honke-brewery-gikyo-junmai-ginjo-sake","title":"Yamachu Honke Brewery Gikyo Junmai Ginjo Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003eYamada Nishiki is generally considered the most elegant and expressive rice used for making premium sake, and there are few sake that exemplify that as well the Gikyo Junmai Ginjo from Yamachu Honke. They are one of just 12 breweries who have access to the Grade A Yamada Nishiki grown in the Tojo area of Hyogo Prefecture, the most highly sought after site of sake rice in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Junmai Ginjo brings out the gorgeous subtleties of this Yamada Nishiki, with an initial sensation of melon moving into savory notes of cereal grains and toasted wheat and finishing dry with an appealing tingle of spices. After brewing the toji has skipped the standard addition of more water to retain the impact and power of the original brew. Grade A Tojo Yamada Nishiki milled to 60%.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51968607748461,"sku":"18385","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5327\/0827\/files\/YamachuHonkeBreweryGikyoJunmaiGinjoSake.jpg?v=1748719094"},{"product_id":"niizawa-brewery-atago-no-matsu-tokubetsu-honjozo-sake","title":"Niizawa Brewery Atago No Matsu Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkably elegant honjozo popular with local Miyagi drinkers, this is made from premium Yamada Nishiki rice milled to 60%. A vibrant aroma of tropical fruit gives way to a floral and herbal profile that finishes dry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51968608633197,"sku":"18386","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5327\/0827\/files\/NiizawaBreweryAtagoNoMatsuTokubetsuHonjozoSake.jpg?v=1748626365"},{"product_id":"jummai-ginjo-sake-shun-shishi-no-sato","title":"Shishi no Sato 'Shun' Jummai Ginjo Sake","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a pre-order item expected to arrive mid-April 2026.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Matsuura Shuzo • Prefecture: Ishikawa• Rice: Hyogo grown Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% • Yeast: Kanazawa #1 • Water: Soft well water •\u003cbr\u003eSake Meter Value: -1 • Acidity: 1.64 • ABV: 15.5%\u003cbr\u003eA soft, elegant and lightly fruity Junmai Ginjo with subtle sweetness. • Extremely versatile for pairing but the maker particularly recommends it with\u003cbr\u003edelicate seafood like fluke, squid and seabream. • With lighter flavors the sweetness of the sake recedes and becomes crisp and dry, and with richer\u003cbr\u003eflavor the umami blooms and expands. • Light sweetness provides an excellent contrast to vinegared dishes or ponzu dipping sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53214269309293,"sku":"21434","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"junmai-sake-eastern-legend-azumaichi","title":"Azumaichi 'Eastern Legend' Junmai Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Gochoda Brewery • Prefecture: Saga • Rice: Estate Grown Yamada Nishiki milled to 64%• Water: - • Yeast: House cultivated Kyokai #9 •\u003cbr\u003eSMV: +1 • Acidity: 1.2 • ABV: 16%\u003cbr\u003eRich and full, bursting with umami. • Deep bass notes of soy sauce mingle with grains and freshly cut herbs. • Made from Yamada Nishiki rice milled\u003cbr\u003eto 64%. • Pairs well with Duck, Japanese pickles, richer and fattier fish\u003cbr\u003eMade from Yamada Nishiki rice milled to 65% of the original size, leaving this sake rich and full, bursting with umami and a deep bass notes of soy\u003cbr\u003esauce mingled with grains and freshly cut herbs. Junmai sake tend to be quiet and restrained, but like everything Azumaichi makes this has a\u003cbr\u003efascinating complexity wrapped in a delicious bundle.\u003cbr\u003eGochoda Brewery is one of the world's only \"domaine style\" sake breweries as they grow all their own high quality rice themselves on their own\u003cbr\u003efields before switching to brewing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53214296637805,"sku":"21435","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5327\/0827\/files\/Azumaichi_EasternLegend_JunmaiSake.jpg?v=1777061776"},{"product_id":"junmai-ginjo-sake-pride-of-the-seashore-isojiman","title":"Isojiman 'Pride of the Seashore', Junmai Ginjo Sake","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a pre-order item expected to arrive mid-April 2026.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Isojiman Shuzo • Prefecture: Shizuoka • Rice: Hyogo A Grade Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% • Yeast: Proprietary House Yeast • Sake Meter\u003cbr\u003eValue: +5 • Acidity: 1.3• ABV: 15-16%\u003cbr\u003eExcellently balanced ginjo from a pioneer of the style! • Tropical fruit notes as well as apricot and pear • Uses on AAA rated Yamanda Nishiki rice\u003cbr\u003emilled to 55%\u003cbr\u003eIsojiman has taken great care in sourcing the very best sake rice available for over 30 years, back at a time when that was not a priority for most of\u003cbr\u003ethe industry. Rice farmers have remained loyal to the brewery as well, often sending their best harvests to the brewery. The Isojiman Junmai Ginjo\u003cbr\u003eshows remarkably bright tropical fruit with notes of apricot and pear, all made possible by AAA rated Yamada Nishiki rice from Hyogo Prefecture,\u003cbr\u003emilled to 55%.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53214416765293,"sku":"21436","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"junmai-daiginjo-kaizan-ittekisui-zaku","title":"Zaku 'Kaizan Ittekisui' Junmai Daiginjo Sake","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a pre-order item expected to arrive mid-April 2026.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten • Prefecture: Mie • Rice: Yamada Nishiki polished to 40% • ABV: 16%\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful nose of pear and white flowers. • Lychee, mint, green apple. Bright palate and candied pineapple. Ripe, red apple. • Silky textures, elegant\u003cbr\u003eand balanced acidity.\u003cbr\u003eThe name “Kaizan Ittekusui” (“a single drop from Mt. Kaizan”) comes from the Buddhist teaching that even just a single drop of water retains the\u003cbr\u003epower to sustain and nourish life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53214423155053,"sku":"21437","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"nama-junmai-muroka-genshu-sake-wind-of-the-woods-kaze-no-mori","title":"Kaze no Mori 'Wind of the Woods', NAMA Junmai Muroka Genshu Sake","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a pre-order item expected to arrive mid-April 2026.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Yucho Shuzo • Prefecture: Nara• Rice: Akitsuho milled to 65% • Water: Semi-hard water from 100m deep wells • Yeast: Kyokai #7 • Sake\u003cbr\u003eMeter Value: +2.5 • Acidity: 1.8 • ABV: 17%\u003cbr\u003eNotes of fresh berries and herbs • Natural effervescence from in-bottle secondary fermentation • Ancient varietal Akitsuho rice is grown locally\u003cbr\u003eexclusively for the brewery and milled to 65%.\u003cbr\u003eFresh and bright, Kaze no Mori Nama Junmai bursts with vitality. Beautiful light aromas of fresh herbs give way to flavors of berries, and the entire\u003cbr\u003ebrew is laced with a faint effervescence, the bubbles elevating the sake. The brewery’s naturally mineral-rich hard water gives the sake weight and\u003cbr\u003edepth to contrast the lightness of the style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53214436557165,"sku":"21438","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"nama-junmai-arabashiri-kimoto-muroka-genshu-sake-sublime-beauty-tae-no-hana","title":"Tae no Hana 'Sublime Beauty', NAMA Junmai Arabashiri Kimoto Muroka Genshu Sake","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a pre-order item expected to arrive mid-April 2026.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Moriki Shuzo • Prefecture: Mie• Rice: Organic Yamada Nishiki milled to 90% • Sake Meter Value: +5 • Acidity: 1.7 • ABV: 17%\u003cbr\u003eFull bodied and rich with prominent acidity • Savory-driven with notes of freshly cut herbs, apple, and rice bran • Gravity-pressed from the initial\u003cbr\u003e\"arabashiri\" part of the pressing\u003cbr\u003ePremium Yamada Nishiki rice is only polished to 90% remaining, giving the sake dark and savory notes, balanced by bright aromas of freshly cut\u003cbr\u003eherbs and prominent acidity. The sake starts with full-bodied rich umami and ends with refreshing apple and rice bran acidity.\u003cbr\u003eIn this unique expression brewmaster Rumiko Moriki has decided to craft a sake with minimal intervention after brewing, the result coming out brash\u003cbr\u003eand alive from the bottle. The older kimoto method is employed to give the sake depth and acidity, only the initial fresh run of sake is taken during\u003cbr\u003epressing (arabashiri), the liquid is not fined or filtered by carbon to preserve its unique character, (muroka), it is left at cask strength without water\u003cbr\u003edilution (genshu) and finally skips the step of pasteurization to give the sake brightness and lift (nama).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53214451401069,"sku":"21439","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"hamakawa-shoten-brewery-bijofu-the-gentleman-tokubetsu-junmai-sake","title":"Hamakawa Shoten Brewery Bijofu 'The Gentleman' Tokubetsu Junmai Sake (300ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewery: Hamakawa Shoten • Prefecture: Kochi • Rice: Matsuyama Mii milled to 60% •  Yeast: AA-41 •  Water: Soft water from subterranean Nahari river  • Sake Meter Value: +4 • Acidity: 1.6 • ABV: 15%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh, medium light bodied with a snappy dry finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAroma of underripe banana, notes of passion fruit and finish of lime zest and freshly cut mint leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs well with raw oysters, carpaccio, fatty fish like tuna or bonito.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefined and precise, the Bijofu Tokubetsu Junmai is a sake with zip, spice and drinkability. Not a heavy or earthy Junmai, drinks light and fresh. Sake from Kochi is typically dry and lean, and while Bijofu has a definitive dry finish the initial flavor is soft and mellow. The village of Tano is located right by the deep waters of the Pacific, and is locally famous for catching fatty, deepwater fish like \u003cem\u003eKatsuo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(bonito), making crisp and dry sake the ideal companion to the rich flavors of the ocean. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53379719889261,"sku":"22005","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5327\/0827\/files\/HamakawaShotenBreweryBijofu_TheGentleman_TokubetsuJunmaiSake_300ml.jpg?v=1780499034"}],"url":"https:\/\/leonandsonwine.com\/collections\/all-about-sake-with-jamie-graves.oembed","provider":"Leon \u0026 Son Wine and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}