Suwa Shuzu
Mantensei Star Filled Sky
BrewerySuwa Shuzu
OriginTottori, Japan
From the sake bottle
A pure expression of amino acid umami in sake, featuring extensive koji propagation and three years of tank aging for a deeply complex and savory sake that still finishes very clean.
Sake Review
Our Tasting Notes
Aged, umami-rich sake from Japan's least populated prefecture, brewed under the darkest skies in the country.
Grade
Style
ProfileAged
Flavor NotesUmami-rich and complex, a warm honey mixed with smoke
Aroma NotesCharred mushroom and living moss, mineral and ancient, petrichor-adjacent
What hit me first was...
The smoothness of it, then the depth.
If this sake were a place it would be...
The deepest well you've ever thrown a lucky penny into. Dark, still, and further down than seems possible.
Three words that describe this sake are...
Savory. Complex. Different.
This belongs on a table with...
A charcuterie plate. Aged cheese, cured meat, something preserved. This sake was made for exactly that company.
The kind of evening this was made for...
Late autumn or winter, with a fire going. A night where you want something in your hands that has some weight to it. Serve it warm, or even hot.
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