Shichiken Biroadoaji Junmai Ginjyo Sake 天鵞絨の味 – 72cl
Shichiken Biroadoaji (天鵞絨の味, "Velvet Taste") Junmai Ginjo is a celebrated craft Japanese sake — produced at Shichiken Brewery in Hakushu, Yamanashi (using the same celebrated mineral-rich Southern Alps spring water as Suntory's Hakushu whisky distillery). Distinctive for its silky velvet-like texture (hence "biroadoaji"). Bottle size 720ml.
From Yamanashi Meijo (Shichiken brewery, founded 1750).
A serious craft Japanese sake — perfect chilled with delicate Japanese cuisine.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Refined and elegant — concentrated white peach, gentle melon, soft koji rice, refined umami, light pear, with the distinctive Shichiken Biroadoaji Junmai Ginjo signature (Biroado = velvet).
PALATE
Layered and silky — concentrated white peach, gentle melon, refined umami, soft minerality, velvety mouthfeel, with the precise Shichiken Biroadoaji ("velvet taste") Junmai Ginjo complexity.
FINISH
Long and refined — sustained white fruit, gentle umami, refined velvet character, and a polished Shichiken Biroadoaji fade.
ABV: 15% ABV