Kikumasa Nigori Junmai

Silk from Japan’s most famously dry brewery. Kiku-Masamune has brewed in Nada — Kobe’s legendary sake district — since 1659, and for three and a half centuries its name has been shorthand for bone-dry, food-first sake. That’s what makes Kinushiro (“white silk”) such a charmer: it’s the house’s plush, sweet exception. A junmai nigori left silky-cloudy with fine rice particles, it pours like white velvet and drinks like dessert from a fruit stand — banana and melon aromas from the brewery’s own yeast over a creamy, gently sweet palate (a dramatic −40 sake meter value) kept honest by bright acidity and a light 10% alcohol. Shake gently to wake the cloud, serve well chilled. The brewery’s own pairing call is inspired: yakiniku and grilled meats, where the sweetness plays sauce — also spicy food, fruit desserts, or over ice as a nightcap.

Sake Details:

Classification: Junmai Nigori (unfiltered, cloudy)

Rice & Polish: Japanese-grown rice, polished to 73%

ABV: 10%

Profile: Sweet — SMV −40, acidity 2.0; banana & melon, silky texture

Brewery: Kiku-Masamune Brewing Co. — Nada, Kobe, Hyogo; est. 1659

Bottle Size: 500ml