Chimera Tokubetsu Junmai sake 15.5% - 720ml
- Gold Medal Fine Sake Awards Japan 2023
- Sparkling bottle upon opening
- Refreshing
This slightly dry sake has a rich acidity and a full-bodied taste. Its aroma is refreshing and fruity, with notes of peach, lychee, lemon, pear and a light mushroom flavour. Its texture is smooth and its bittersweet taste bursts on the palate, while remaining well balanced.
Tasting notes
Description
This is a sparkling and lively sake. When you open the bottle, it fizzes. This sake, "CHIMERA", takes its name from a monster in Greek mythology with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent, expressing the strength and individuality of the Chimera.
It is the only sake in the world brewed with three types of koji (yellow, black, and white) and three types of yeast. Yellow koji is used for sake production, while black and white koji are generally used for shochu production. Furthermore, it is rare for a sake to be made with more than two types of yeast, which makes it entirely unique.
This is why this sake is classified as Tokubetsu (meaning "SPECIAL"), implying that the sake has been produced according to a specific, quality-driven process.
Characteristics
Storage: temperature below 8°C
Recommendation: ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. DRINK RESPONSIBLY. DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS, CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD'S HEALTH. THE SALE OF ALCOHOL TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED
Category: Tokubetsu Junmai, Muroka (absence of fine active charcoal filtration classically carried out after pressing)
Volume: 720 ml net
Aromas: peach, lychee
Classification: fruity sake
Production notes
Rice polishing ratio "seimai-buai": 60%
Kobo/yeast/Kyokai: N°6-10-77
Acidity: 3
Excise category: W200
Filtration: Yabuta. The Yabuta filter press is a compressed air system fitted with a horizontal style originally developed by the YABUTA company. The Yabuta filter press is equipped with superior filtration and dehydration functions. This system causes no damage to the filtered liquid.
Sake metre value (SMV): -5
Ingredients & nutritional values
Origin
Brewer: SHIRASUGI SHUZO (1777)
Producer: SHIRASUGI SHUZO
