Urakasumi Shiboritate Tokubetsu Junmai Nama "Misty Bay"

*NOTE: This sake is unpasteurized. We can ship unpasteurized sake, however it is at the customer's discretion. It's best to avoid shipping unpasteurized sake during extremely hot summers or freezing cold winters. When completing a purchase of unpasteurized sake from True Sake, you are giving us the OK to ship unpasteurized sake to you. Feel free to call or email us if you have more questions.

The nose on this store's favorite seasonally released unpasteurized brew is a rich collection of oatmeal, sourdough, chestnut, muffin, pound cake, black berry, green grape, cherry blossom, peach mango, and sweet koji rice aromas. Made with Miyagi consumption rice milled to 60% and House yeast, this sake is like tasting Miyagi in the Spring. Round, smooth, soft, slippery, and silky. This brew drinks full-bodied but light and fresh with a very excellent integrated acidity and a quick dry mineral finish. Look for flan, brown sugar, whole grain bread, breakfast cereal bar, chestnuts, mochi, and oatmeal that mingle with melon, daikon, green apple, persimmon, and pumpkin flavors.  In the realm of red wine drinker’s and those who like more rich and complex nama sake. WORD: Lively WINE: Deep Reds/Rich Whites BEER: Creamy Belgians FOODS: Sukiyaki, grilled crab, grilled white fish, carpaccio, spinach dishes, pastas with basil and thyme, and American sushi. (2025)

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The nose on this seasonally released unpasteurized sake is a full collection of peach, pear, strawberry, grape, plum, and watercress aromas. Welcome back Urakasumi! A year has been too long of a wait for this powerhouse full flavored sake that is a food pairing dynamo. Rich-light, velvety, fresh, lively, juicy, round, and a little fleshy, this sake speaks to red wine drinkers who like a medium body but full taste. The balance is impeccable for a nama made with Sasanishiki rice milled to 60% that drinks full, fresh, and fun. Look for tangerine, berry, candied fig, apple pie, and steamed rice flavors on an umami driven flow. With an ABV of 17.5% this sake is a velvety roll in the rich and round world of luscious sake that works best in a wine glass. WORD: Robust WINE: Deep Reds/Fat Whites BEER: Creamy Ales FOODS: Hot pots, pasta, fish, fowl, pork, game, dried meats, hearty fare, bottarga and monkfish liver (ankimo). (2024)