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Akari Shuzo・Iga, Mie Prefecture
Akari Junmai Daiginjo Hatsuakari, 720ml
Yamada Nishiki milled to 40%, boxed and ready to hand over
- Polish
- 40%
- SMV
- +2
- Size
- 720ml
- ABV
- 15.5%
- From
- Iga, Mie Prefecture
¥8,800tax included≈ $59
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| Spec | Akari Junmai Daiginjo Hatsuakari, 720ml¥8,800 | Akari Junmai Hibiakari, 720ml¥2,860 | Hoshinami Awaboshi Sparkling, 300ml¥2,200 | Akari Nigori Yukiakari, 720ml¥3,300 | Akari Ten-Year Koshu Junenbi, 720ml¥16,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Junmai Daiginjo | Junmai | Junmai sparkling, bottle-fermented | Junmai Nigori | Junmai Daiginjo, ten-year aged koshu |
| Rice | Yamada Nishiki (grown in Hyogo) | Kaminoho (grown in Mie) | Gohyakumangoku (grown in Niigata) | Kaminoho (grown in Mie) | Yamada Nishiki (grown in Hyogo) |
| Polishing ratio | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% |
| Sake meter value | +2 | +4 | -30 | -8 | +1 |
| Acidity | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Alcohol | 15.5% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| Volume | 720ml | 720ml | 300ml | 720ml | 720ml |
| Serve at | Chilled, Room temperature | Chilled, Room temperature, Warmed | Chilled | Chilled, On the rocks | Room temperature, Warmed, On the rocks |
| Region | Iga, Mie Prefecture | Iga, Mie Prefecture | Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture | Iga, Mie Prefecture | Iga, Mie Prefecture |
| Brewery | Akari Shuzo | Akari Shuzo | Hoshinami Shuzo | Akari Shuzo | Akari Shuzo |
| Process | Pasteurised once, free-run middle cut | Pasteurised once | Second fermentation in bottle, unfiltered | Coarse-strained, pasteurised once | Brewed 2015, bottle-aged ten years at 10°C |
Products
Akari Shuzo・Iga, Mie Prefecture
Akari Junmai Hibiakari, 720ml
Mie-grown Kaminoho rice, made for a glass on a Tuesday
- Polish
- 60%
- SMV
- +4
- Size
- 720ml
- ABV
- 15%
- From
- Iga, Mie Prefecture
¥2,860tax included≈ $19
In stockGift-ready
NewHoshinami Shuzo・Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture
Hoshinami Awaboshi Sparkling, 300ml
Bottle-fermented, 12% ABV, opens with a crown cap
- Polish
- 60%
- SMV
- -30
- Size
- 300ml
- ABV
- 12%
- From
- Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture
¥2,200tax included≈ $15
In stockGift-ready
SeasonalAkari Shuzo・Iga, Mie Prefecture
Akari Nigori Yukiakari, 720ml
Coarse-strained, white and sweet: nigori with texture
- Polish
- 60%
- SMV
- -8
- Size
- 720ml
- ABV
- 14%
- From
- Iga, Mie Prefecture
¥3,300tax included≈ $22
In stockGift-ready
LimitedAkari Shuzo・Iga, Mie Prefecture
Akari Ten-Year Koshu Junenbi, 720ml
Brewed in 2015, cellared ten years, poured amber
- Polish
- 50%
- SMV
- +1
- Size
- 720ml
- ABV
- 17%
- From
- Iga, Mie Prefecture
¥16,500tax included≈ $111
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