ARATAMA SPECIAL JUNMAI 720 ML

Typology: JUNMAI 

Alcohol content: 15%

Sake Meter Value: +3 (slightly dry) 

Moisture content: 60% (refined) 

Service temperature: from 12° C a 55° C  

Ingredients: water, rice, koji  

DESCRIPTION:  

Product made using rice Kairyo Shinko polished up to 60% of seimaibuai, considered one of the most suitable for Sake production due to its high concentration of Umami, and pure water sourced from the melted snow of Mount Gassan.  

Perfect at all temperatures, this sake is full-bodied and round, with a rich umami flavor. However, the high polishing gives it a fresh aroma and fruity notes that predominate if it is chilled. 

We like it because it is produced by a small sakagura, founded in 1797, proud of the quality of its Sake, made by faithfully following traditional techniques, which this Sake fully reflects.  

FOOD PAIRING 

Depending on the chosen temperature, it can be paired with grilled fish, carpaccio, or sweet and sour dishes, but also with more delicate foods, such as sashimi. 

CURIOSITY' 

Kairyo shinko rice has a very long “inaho” (the rice ear) and is therefore very difficult to cultivate: wind and precipitation easily break the stem. For this reason, this variety has gradually been eliminated from cultivation over time, reaching the brink of extinction. However, the producer of this Sake discovered an area where traditional “warazouri” flip-flops were still being made using the stem (wara) of this type of rice and worked with the farmers to resume cultivating Kairyo shinko, then started using it again for his premium sake.