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DAN Yamahai Junmai Ginjo
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Yamahai Junmai Ginjo, a rarity in Japanese sake. This sake is a beautiful combination made with yamahai method, bringing out the richness and aroma from the Bizen
Omachi rice. The nose is elegant, with fruity notes of apple and slightly lactic notes. It is rich and creamy in the mouth, umami is present.
Rice Type: 100% Bizen Omachi
Rice Polishing Ratio: 55%
Sake Meter Value: -2
Acidity: 1.85
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Aiming to be the only sake that rises from Japan's Wine Kingdom, Yamanashi Prefecture. Yamanashi Prefecture is famous as a producing place of domestic wine such as Koshu wine and Katsunuma wine. This shall be local sake that will shake the sake industry from such wine kingdom, Yamanashi prefecture will be born.
Aiming to be the first Japanese sake from the foot of Mt. Fuji, Japan's largest mountain. Its name is "Dan".
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