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Using select rice polished to 50% of its original size, this ultrapremium 'junmai daiginjo' sake is slowly fermented at low temperatures to give it a refreshing fruit like aroma and mild flavor. Enjoy chilled or room temperature.
92 points Beverage Testing Institute: "Brilliant... A lush entry leads to a rounded, substantive full-bodied palate with extraordinary balance. A generous, flavorful, lenghty style."
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This premium junmai grade sake was brewed using only the rare sake-brewing rice exclusively cultivated in Tottori Prefecture, specifically to be turned into this gem in a bottle. Full-bodied with a hint of sweet smoothness, Six Circles has won multiple awards for being the perfect sake to be enjoyed lukewarm or hot. Milled down to 60%. Ideal with grilled or sauteed fish and meats when chilled. Also great with colder fares such as sushi and sashimi when lukewarm or hot.
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Producer notes: "SMV: +3. Using only the finest rice, and Nada's famed natural spring water 'Miyamizu', Junmai Ginjo has been brewed with meticulous care and traditional method. This flowery fragrant Sake with silky, well-balanced smoothness can be enjoyed chilled or at room temperature. Matches dishes with a slightly salty taste or a slightly soy-sauce taste. Sauted vegetable, Baby clams steamed in Sake, Japanese pickles, Sashimi, Yakitori (chicken cooked over charcoal, salt flavored or soy sauce flavored)."
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$47.95
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SMV: +5. Alcohol 23%. Milled to 50%. Brewed in a method similar to ice wine. Aged for 6 months in a special freezer tank, which provides a deeper and richer taste. Despite the high alcohol content, there is no rice smell or burning sensation on the palate. Concentrated flavor gives an impression of brandy, rather than sake.
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SMV: +3. Alcohol 19.0%. Milled to 60%. Acidity: 1.8. Uses hydrangia flower yeast, resulting in a smooth and light aroma and taste. Matches well with a wide range of foods.
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94 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "[$69 list] Very pale yellow. Complex nose offers saline, herbal and spicy notes, with a minty coolness. Wonderfully subtle, complex and precise, with a distinctly ethereal quality, high-pitched minerality and superb lift. Finishes very dry and persistent, with lovely lift. This is made inside an igloo in Hokkaido, in Japan's extreme north, where below-freezing temperature prevents unwanted bacteria from surviving, thus ensuring a very pure sake. The clear sake is separated from the fermenting rice lees by putting it into canvas bags and allowing the sake to drip out overnight (as opposed to pressing it). (Aug 2007)"
SMV: +3. Alcohol: 15.6%. Polished to 50%. Acidity: 1.2. Prominent fragrance, clean and fresh taste. Dry and balanced. This sake is made in an "ice dome" (igloo) where the temperature stays about -2 degrees Celsius; the low temperature allows for the creation of a clean, pure, super premium sake.
Wall Street Journal: "Distinguished by a barely noticeable tang. Very Good." (2/10/07)
**** Highly Recommended, F. Paul Pacult (Spirit Journal): "Oyster color; flawless clarity. Notes of parchment, cardboard and textile fiber inhabit the first aromas; aeration brings out a white rice, damp graininess that's dry and minerally. Entry is malty and brown rice-like; midpalate is chalky and limestone-like, totally dry and refreshing. Right on the money. (Dec 2009)"
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