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 (see chart provided by the brewery to the left) 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)