AUGUST 2022 — SAKE OF THE MONTH
POPULAR CUP SAKE
KIKUSUI FUNAGUCHI HONJOZO NAMA GENSHU
Since Funaguchi’s birth in the 47th year of the Showa period (1976), it has become beloved all over Japan and is one of our most popular sake — full-bodied and positively bursting with the fresh and creamy flavor of steamed rice, roasted hazelnuts, and pungent tropical fruit.
#3961 KIKUSUI FUNAGUCHI HONJOZO 30/200ml(6.7floz)
KUNIZAKARI NIGORI FUTSUSHU
This plush, velvety Nigori sake was previously a treat only available to individuals who could visit the Kunizakari Brewery. It has a calming and rustic flavor that is highly enjoyable chilled or on ice.
#1984 200 CUP KUNIZAKARI NIGORI SAKE 30/200ml
MIYOZAKURA PANDA JUNMAI
Comes in a cup with playful pandas that encircle the cup’s outer surface elude to the true nature of this sake. Smooth and plush with a nice dry finish and a shy but flowery aroma.
#4139 180 CUP MIYOZAKURA PANDA JM 30/180ml
NANBU BIJIN TOKUBETSU JUNMAI
Nanbu Bijin’s Signature Brand, which uses locally grown Ginotome rice. Highly aromatic, with fruit and grain notes. Neat, clean, and crafted to pair with a wide range of food, excellent at any temperature.
#10399 CAN, NANBUBIJIN TBJ 30/180ML
AMABUKI ICHIGO JUNMAI GINJO
Strawberry flower sake yeast is used to give this sake a uniquely complex and layered fruitiness that is indeed reminiscent of lush fruits and flowers. It comes with a very cute NYC skyline design cup!
#3950 180 CUP AMABUKI JMG” ICHIGO” 30/180ml
HAKKAISAN GOLD JUNMAI DAIGINJO
This Junmai Daiginjo has a restrained and delicate aroma offering hints of steamed rice with the barest touch of florility and earth, and the first sip evokes a gentle rice flavor with a pristine and invigorating dry finish.
#10358 180 HAKKAISAN “GOLD” JDG 45 12/180ml (HYOTAN)