Taruhei Shuzo

Gin Sumiyoshi

Taruhei Shuzo Gin Sumiyoshi Tokubetsu Junmai sake bottle
OriginYamagata, Japan

Sake Review

Our Tasting Notes

Amber, cedar, and 300 years of doing things the same way. Gin Sumiyoshi is a historic drama in a glass.

ABV
16%
Price Point
Best Served
room-temperature, warm
Rice
Sasanishiki
60%
Grade
Style
ProfileRich & Dry
Flavor NotesFull bodied and cedar-warm, with umami depth and a sweet aftertaste
Aroma NotesWarm wood and something amber-dark underneath

Sweeter
Dryer

Lighter
Fuller
Taruhei Shuzo Gin Sumiyoshi bottle cap

It walked in the room like...

A shogun. Respected, rich, and immediately grabbing your attention.

The sweetness here is...

Aged sweet, like tawny port.

If this sake were a place it would be...

A deep swimming hole that goes somewhere dark and unknowable underneath.

This one carries a mood...

Of reverence. You can taste the handcrafted age-old methods in every sip.

What stays with you is...

Rich warmth and cedar.

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