Kojima Sohonten
Toko Sun Rise
BreweryKojima Sohonten
OriginYamagata, Japan
From the sake bottle
From one of the oldest (since 1597!) sake breweries in Japan, grassy and floral aromas laced with green apple and melon and a soft, smooth finish.
Sake Review
Our Tasting Notes
Light enough to disappear and good enough to chase. Toko Sun Rise is the sake you hand someone who thinks they don't like sake.
Grade
ProfileAromatic
Flavor NotesPear and green melon with a gentle sweetness that never overstays
Aroma NotesBright and clean like diving into cold spring water during the hot Texas summer
Three words that describe this sake are...
Bright. Effortless. Clean.
The opening note here is...
Pear which is clean and forward, then a bit of green melon as it ripens on your tongue.
The sky this sake belongs under is...
It’s a Simpson’s cloud kind of day when you’re feeling light on your feet and things are going your way.
Pour this for someone who...
Thinks they don't like sake. This is the one that changes that.
What stays with you is...
The confidence that you now have a new favorite sake.
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