This bottle is a Sake Gumi Selection. It was featured in "Flower Power" September 2024!

 

This bottle is shrouded in mystery. I asked about how they isolate the yeast from bananas, only to have Hosokawa-san tell me, “Unfortunately, I cannot disclose many secrets, but I can share that a professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture developed this banana yeast. There is one thing I can tell you about this yeast: it is not isolated from bananas.” Dun, dun, duuuun!!! I’ll take a wild guess and say they may have used Begonia and/or Rhododendron yeast to get these intense banana aromas. This bright sake balancing fruitiness with acidity is as impactful as the label which sports a banana-yellow moon. Marinate and skewer shrimp or tofu in cayenne, honey, cilantro and EVOO, grill them, and pair chilled with this sake. 

Features

• Brewed in Saga, Japan by Amabuki Shuzo
• Nama Junmai Daiginjo
  
• Seimaibuai (rice kernel remaining): Jumegu 50%
• ABV: 15% / SMV: -- / Acidity: --
• 24 fl oz (720ml)