Housen Nami no Oto Junmai Ginjo Leiro Sake

Housen Nami no Oto Jumai Ginjo Leiro Sake is produced by the Sasaki Sake Brewery in Natori in Miyagi Prefecture. The brewery was established in 1871. Miyagi sake is considered one of the highest quality in Japan and has won numerous awards. Unfortunately, the devastating tsunami in 2011 hit the prefecture hard, and the Sasaki Brewery was almost completely destroyed. But by the following winter of 2012, Sasaki had already set up a temporary brewery and started brewing sake again. In the meantime, the sake kura has been completely rebuilt on its old site. Now, 150 years of experience meet state-of-the-art technology at Sasaki, making the sake more exciting than ever before. Nami No Oto Leiro Sake impresses with an intense aroma of ripe fruits such as melon and pear, yet is quite dry, smooth, and crisp at the same time. The finish reveals lactic notes of cheesecake. Beautiful umami notes round off this great Junmai Ginjo. This sake should definitely be served well chilled. We recommend a special sake glass or, alternatively, a white wine glass.

When it comes to food pairing, Leiro sake goes very well with meat and grilled fish, but also with beef carpaccio and cheese. Incidentally, "Housen" means treasure ship, and "Nami no Oto" means sound of the waves.

Tasting Notes
Nose: Ripe fruit, melon, and pear.

Taste: Rice aroma, umami, cheesecake.

Character: Fresh, crisp, slightly astringent, complex, full-bodied.

Learn more about sake from Miyagi Prefecture here.

Junmai Ginjo Sake
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice
Rice polishing ratio: 55%
Rice variety: Toyonishiki (Miyagi)
Sake Meter Value: -1
Net volume: 720 ml
Alcohol content: 15% vol.
Only sold to persons of legal drinking age
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

Sasaki Shuzo was founded in 1871 in Natori in the Yuriage district of Miyagi Prefecture. Sake Kura is run by two brothers in the fifth generation. While the younger brother, Toji, is responsible for sake production, the older brother takes care of the overall management and administration of the brewery. Like almost every sake brewery in Miyagi, the devastating tsunami in 2011 hit the Sasaki brewery very hard. The company headquarters building, which was a registered tangible cultural asset of Japan, was completely destroyed. Fortunately, the production warehouse, located on a slightly elevated area, was spared by the tsunami. The two brothers received support from all over the country to rebuild the brewery. First, a temporary brewery was built in the Natori City Reconstruction Industrial Park to resume production. In 2019, a new sake brewery was built at the old site. The new brewery now combines state-of-the-art technology with five generations of experience, making Sasaki sake more exciting than ever before. The town of Natori is blessed with the best water from the river of the same name and the Abukuba River. Sasaki uses almost exclusively local rice from Miyagi Prefecture for its sake.