The Annual Japan Sake Awards, which is a sake contest with history of more than a hundred years and regarded as the most reputable sake contest, had announced the list of awarded-sakes last month! Each year, to be enrolled in the competition, many breweries would produce customized sakes, with the production limited to around 1,000 bottles, so they are not only excellent, but rare. The great news is Saketora has found 4 new award-winners and providing a 13% off free shipping sake set with limited stock! So sake fans, don't miss it and act now!
Annual Japan Sake Awards
Winners Set 2022
To win this prestigious award for sake, each winery spent a whole year to find out their best sake formula specially designed for the competition. Among hundreds of them, only the best of the best are picked up gold medal-winners. You can now enjoy these premium tasted by having this sake set! It also provides free shipping and 13% off! You would never want to miss it!
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Kuromatsu Senjo Junmai Daiginjo Gold-award-winning editionKuromatsu Senjo Junmai Daiginjo Gold-award-winning editionIn the generation where Yamada Nishiki sake rice is popular, the brewery insisted on using the Sankeinishiki sake rice produced in Nagano Prefecture. Polished to 40% to bring out the richness and silky texture. The aroma is soft, reminiscent of apples and bananas, mellow and transparent. The slight sourness comes into play in the finish, bringing a perfect clean finish.
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Katano Sakura Daiginjo ShizukuGorgeous aroma like pineapple, giving the impression of sweet and elegant. In the mouth, you can feel the tropical fruity aroma, with a soft and silky mouthfeel, while the umami of Yamada Nishiki is firm and long-lasting. Aged for a long time at low temperature, it brings out the taste of sake rice, which is perfectly balanced with the soft acidity.
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Katano Sakura
Daiginjo ShizukuFiltered without squeezing, the Junmai Daiginjo is fruity with the notes of peaches and pears. The scent is slender and without any miscellaneous taste. The umami and the sourness are well-balanced with a gougeous after taste.
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Daiginjo
SakarimasuDaiginjo
SakarimasuThe first impression is clean and seet with the notes of green apple, which gradually transforms into a soft fruity feeling like unripe pears. Sweet and light at first, the latter half becomes refreshing dry. Since it is brewed with soft water, it has a soft mouthfeel and a strong umami, full of the characteristics of Japanese sake. The slight acidity makes the overall cleaner, without affecting the taste in the mouth, making each sip of sake more profound.
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Hanaharu
Yamadanishiki DaiginjoIn order to bring out the umami of sake rice to the maximum, the rice is specially polished in a low temperature environment, so that the taste of Daiginjo is transparent and mild, and full of the aroma of rice. Melon-like soft and elegant sweetness, balanced with the acidity, the mouthfeel is silky and smooth, allowing the drinker to feel the craftsmanship of the brewer. -
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Hanaharu
Yamadanishiki DaiginjoFiltered without squeezing, the Junmai Daiginjo is fruity with the notes of peaches and pears. The scent is slender and without any miscellaneous taste. The umami and the sourness are well-balanced with a gougeous after taste.