JUNMAI

JUNMAI SAKE IS SAKE THAT ONLY USE PURE RICE (LITERAL MEANING OF JUNMAI). THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS ADDED AFTER THE FERMENTATION SUCH AS BREWER’S ALCOHOL IN ORDER TO ALTER THE TASTE AND STYLE. JUNMAI SAKE IS USUALLY ROUNDER AND FRUITIER AND THE RICE IS MILLED TO 70% OR MORE POLISHING RATIO (THE AMOUNT OF THE GRAIN LEFT BEHIND).

X3

BREWERY:	Kinmon Akita Sake Brewery Established 1939 (Akita Prefecture, Japan)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	15.5%
SIZE:	720ml / 300ml /100ml
RICE VARIETY:	Menkoina
POLISHING RATIO:	70%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS:	Spiced, but with earthy, woody notes… clean and pure with lots of chili spice. Plenty of length, but very very long on the minerally intense finish. One that would work beautifully with fish now, but will be hugely versatile with bottle age.
COMPLEXITY:	6
UMAMI:	6
FOOD MATCHING:	Meat, Game, Chicken, Vegetarian Dishes, Indian Or Spicy Cuisine

X3 ROSE

BREWERY:	Kinmon Akita Sake Brewery Established 1939 (Akita Prefecture, Japan)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	15.5%
SIZE:	720ml /300ml / 100ml
RICE VARIETY:	Menkoina, Red Rice
POLISHING RATIO:	70%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS:	Hints of earth and peach, a touch of strawberry, hints of pepper and rose. Similar but with a rose wine feel to it. Again, very vinious and elegant. Lots of complexity and a long finish.
COMPLEXITY:	8
UMAMI:	6
FOOD MATCHING:	Chicken, Fish, Indian Cuisine, Chinese, Spicy Foods

X3 Blanc

BREWERY:	Kinmon Akita Sake Brewery Established 1939 (Akita Prefecture, Japan)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	15.0%
SIZE:	720ml
RICE VARIETY:	Menkoina
POLISHING RATIO:	70%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS:	Round, creamy and briny nose, with hints of lemon and peach, silky, smooth and purity with some sweetness and bright, fresh acidity. Refreshing and bold with a lovely amino filled length, and umeboshi (Japanese plum); sea breeze and seaweed. Complex and supremely balanced. Absolutely superb!

KISOJI KOJI+

BREWERY:	Yukawa Sake Brewery, Established in 1650 (Nagano Prefecture)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	16.5%
SIZE:	720ml / 300ml
RICE VARIETY:	Hitogokochi
POLISHING RATIO:	70%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)

HONSHUICHI MUROKA JUNMAI

BREWERY:	Umeda Sake Brewery (Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	16.8%
SIZE:	720ML
RICE VARIETY:	Senbonnishiki
POLISHING RATIO:	60%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS:	Dried fruits, cherry, elegant perfume and hints of caramelized banana. Lots of length to the finish and hints of spice.

TAITEN SHIRAGIKU JUNMAI SHIRAGIKU

BREWERY:	Shiragiku Sake Brewery, Established 1886 (Okayama Prefecture, Japan)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	16.5%
SIZE:	720ML
RICE VARIETY:	Omachi
POLISHING RATIO:	60%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS:	Crushed yams, daikon-oroshi, dry and spicy on the palate; it has an intriguing finish of bell pepper and spice; it even shows some herbal notes.

JO-CON

BREWERY:	Shinshu Meijyo Sake Brewery, Established 1834 (Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	38%
SIZE:	500ml
RICE VARIETY:	Miyamanishiki (Koji Rice), Sasanishiki (Kake Mai)
POLISHING RATIO:	Koji Rice 59%, Kake Mai 70%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS:	Nutty with hints of hazelnuts, almonds, plantain, banana leaf, and blue agave

OKIHOMARE MUROMACHI NO JUNMAISHU 90

BREWERY:	Oki Sake Brewery, Established in 1972 (Shimane prefecture)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	17.5%
SIZE:	720ml
RICE VARIETY:	N/A
POLISHING RATIO:	90%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)

OKIHOMARE EDO NO JUNMAISHU 90

BREWERY:	Oki Sake Brewery, Established in 1972 (Shimane prefecture)
TYPE:	Sake (Junmai)
ABV:	15.5%
SIZE:	720ml
RICE VARIETY:	N/A
POLISHING RATIO:	90%
INGREDIENTS:	Rice, Koji (Malted Rice)