This is a medium sized bottle of honjozo sake, a dry sake made with rice, water, koji mold and a very small amount of pure distilled alcohol (brewers’ alcohol) to help extract flavour and aroma. It is a light, mildly fragrant, easy to drink sake.
Sake is Japan’s most famous alcoholic drink, brewed using special sake rice. Sake has many different types depending on the brewing process, percentage the rice is polished and ingredients used. Try sake warmed, at room temperature, or even serve chilled on ice in a cocktail for a refreshing drink.
Honjozo sake is best served warm.
• Heat in a tokkuri sake bottle, in a bowl of hot water until 38°C to 55°C.
Alcohol: 15~16%