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Ichinomiya Brewing Company / Iwamiginzan - Silver Forest - Tokubetsu Honjozo

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Iwamiginzan - Silver Forest - Tokubetsu Honjozo

$28.00

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Size: 720 ml

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Category
Honjozo
Taste profile
Smooth & Dry
Tasting notes
Gentle, Mineral, Muscat Grape, Multi-Temp
More tasting info

Crafted to be the ultimate food-friendly companion, Iwamiginzan “Silver Forest” Tokubetsu Honjozo offers a gentle aroma of muscat grape and an exceptionally clean, refreshing mouthfeel. Gliding smoothly across the palate with a classic sake body, it finishes with a solid, crisp dryness without any harsh alcohol burn. Its bright, mineral profile brilliantly cleanses the palate of rich, savory meats or fatty seafood, effortlessly resetting your mouth for the next bite. Enjoy this highly versatile brew elegantly chilled or comfortably hot.

Iwamiginzan “Tokubetsu Honjozo”

Iwamiginzan - Silver Forest - Tokubetsu Honjozo

$28.00

Taste profile

Classic

Sweet &
Juicy

Umami

Smooth
& Dry

Fruity &
Elegant

Balanced

Dry Sweet
Light Rich

Flavored

Cloudy

“A beautifully balanced dry sake with a clean finish, but enough body to still feel satisfyingly sake-like. Perfect for drinking throughout a meal or as your everyday sake. Delicious from chilled to hot, with food or on its own. So smooth and easy-drinking, it’s hard to put the cup down.”

Azusa K Sourcing & Content Manager

Characteristics

Tasting notes

  • Gentle

  • Mineral

  • Muscat Grape

  • Multi Temp

Food pairing

  • Meat

  • Seafood

Recommended serving temperature

Cold

Room Temp

Warm

Alcohol content
16.0%
RPR

“Rice Polishing Ratio” shows the percentage of rice remains after the polishing process

60%
SMV

“Sake Meter Value” measures sweetness (-) and dryness (+) of sake

5.0
Acidity

High acidity makes sake fuller and low acidity makes it lighter

1.6

Brewing information

Category
Honjozo
Brewery
Ichinomiya Brewing Company
Rice variety
Gohyakumangoku
Region
Chugoku region
Prefecture
Shimane prefecture

Direct from Japan, exclusively ours

Welcome to our collection of exclusive sake, only found at Palate Project! These are directly imported from Japan by us, with no middle vendor in between driving up costs. That means better, more stable prices and a more expansive sake selection for you! We’re revolutionizing the industry for you, one bottle at a time. Be the first in the U.S. to ever taste them.

  • Buy any 2 Direct Import bottles and shipping is included!
  • No middle vendor means prices no one else can match.
  • Experience rare and small-batch sake that you won’t see anywhere else.

The story

Located near Shimane’s historic Iwami Ginzan silver mine, Ichinomiya Brewing Company features a rare wife-and-husband brewmaster team. They blend digital data with manual craftsmanship to transform volcanic underflow water and revived heritage rice into bright, approachable sake.

Meet the brewery

Rika and Satoki Asano, co-brewmasters

Shimane prefecture

Reviews

Delivered with care

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Due to certain restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following states at this time: Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi and Utah.

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