Product Description

Description

Product Name: Eikun Honjozo Kyonohaku Sake | 英勲 本醸造 京の珀

Brewery: Saito Shuzo Co., Ltd. | 齊藤酒造 株式会社

Sake Classification: Honjozo | 本醸造 | 15.1 % ABV | 720ml

Area: Fushimi, Kyoto |  京都 伏見

Serving Recommendations: Chilled ~ 6 °C to 13 °C. Warmed ~ 35 °C to 40 °C

♦EIKUN Honjozo Kyonohaku Sake is made using Kyonohaku yeast developed by the Kyoto Municipal Institute Of Industrial Technology And Culture specifically for drinking as a warm sake. It received the Excellence Prize in the Warmed Sake Category in the Osaka Sake Awards in 2018. It has a mature and faint aroma with hints of pear and apple and a sweetness to the taste. Exquisitely balanced with the acidity that softly spreads into the aftertaste, it goes well with any kind of food.

♦Tasting Note

“Versatile honjozo sake, clear, crisp and dry enough to go with a wide variety of foods but still pleasant to drink on its own. Kyonohaku is mildly aromatic with hints of green apple, citrus and rice. The texture is very soft, which compensates for the sake’s dryness making it appear slightly sweeter than it is. The taste is clean and simple with a medium finish and nice spiciness.”  Sugidama Sake Blog

♦A few words about sake storage

Sake changes its color and flavor over time, especially when exposed to direct light and fluctuating temperatures. Therefore, the best way to store sake is in a dark and cool place. At Taste of Japan, we invested energy efficient cooling facilities to store our sake at below 3 °C for long term maturation.