"Delightful flowery bouquet with a touch of pear and melon."

 

Soft-feeling on the tongue, Oka’s transparency of flavour matches the clarity of the colourless liquor. It is floral rather than fruity, though there is a touch of pear, and perhaps melon.

Characteristics of Oka "Cherry Bouquet" Ginjo

ABV: 15-16%

Grade: Ginjo

Taste: Light & Dry

Storage: Keep in a cool dark and dry place

Rice Variety: Dewasansan, Haenuki

Yeast: Ogawa

Brewing Method: Sokujo

Polishing Ratio: 50%

Acidity: 1.2

SMV: +5

Food Pairing

Seafood salads, white fish or some clams and fresh oysters

Recommended Serving Temperature

Chilled

Region

Dewazakura is located in Yamagata prefecture.

The Dewazakura Brewery

The Dewazakura brewery was founded in 1892 by Seijiro Nakano in the city of Tendo in Yamagata prefecture. It is now run by the 4th generation of the Nakano family, Mr Masumi Nakano. The brewery is famous for democratising ginjo sakes in Japan with the release in 1980 of its "Oka" ginjo. It was the first affordable and readily available ginjo in the market. Since then, the people of Dewazakura have continued innovating; they perfected the cold storage technique, to best retain the aromas and flavours of sake until bottling, in 1991 and introduced the use of local Dewasansan rice in 1996, developing further the concept of terroir in the world of sake.

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