{"title":"New Bottles Jan 2022","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"honjozo-primer-pack-btl-720ml","title":"Honjozo Primer Pack (BTL 720ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWelcome to the world of honjozo sake! If you've never had Honjozos before, you're in the right place. We've hand-selected two bottles that we love here at Umami Mart that are representative of the style. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHonjozos require the use of rice with a seimaibuai of at least 70%. This means that 30% of the original rice grain is polished away. In addition to its four main ingredients (rice, water, yeast and koji), honjozo sakes also have brewers alcohol as an extra ingredient. Adding a minimal amount of brewers alcohol tends to subdue the \"ricey\" nose of sakes, often resulting in a dry, clean brew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.pro\/collections\/sake-and-spirits-sake-honjozo\"\u003eFind more of our Honjozos here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that the photo may not be representative of the sakes in this pack. See below for which bottled are featured in this pack.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHonjozo Primer Pack features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.pro\/products\/atago-no-matsu-tokubetsu-honjozo-sake-btl-720ml?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e45f3aa74\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eAtago No Matsu Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.pro\/products\/yuki-otoko-snow-yeti-honjozo-sake-btl-720ml\"\u003eYuki Otoko \"Snow Yeti\" Honjozo Sake\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Various","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40638573084751,"sku":"","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/files\/primer_honjozo.jpg?v=1684274855"},{"product_id":"tamagawa-white-label-yamahai-muroka-nama-genshu-junmai-sake-btl-720ml-copy","title":"Tamagawa White Label Yamahai  Muroka Nama Genshu Junmai Sake (BTL 720ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur eyeballs popped when we saw the ABV on this sake. Philip Harper, the toji at Kinoshita says, “Most yeast starts dying off when the alcohol gets above 18%, but ours ferment merrily on. The 20% range is pretty standard for us with junmai sakes, and the White label product has gone over 22% seven times in the past, taking it out of the legal definition of sake, which is up to 21.9%. This puts it in a different tax category, and we have to label it as Zasshu (miscellaneous alcohol). This year we got to 22.3%.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarper ages his sakes at home, saying that he has kept his bottles after opening at room temperature for over a decade and tastes how they grow over the years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe shared this bottle over dinner at Popoca in Oakland. We tried it neat, on the rocks, and with soda. Neat, we got notes of prunes, milk punch, and vermouth. On the rocks, this sake tasted crisper and savory with a hint of lemon rind. My favorite serving style was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eon the rocks with soda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (3:5 parts) – it tasted like cream soda! This sake was spot on with Popoca’s smokey halibut enchiladas, and their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eyuca con pepescas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Try this sake with bigger flavors like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eburgers, curry, and guacamole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrewed in Kyoto, Japan by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eKinoshita Brewery\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle: Muroka Nama Genshu Yamahai Junmai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeimaibuai (rice kernel remaining): \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKitanishiki 66%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABV \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e20-22%  \/ SMV \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e+7 \/ Acidity \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2.7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 24 fl oz (720ml)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kinoshita Shuzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42747914715215,"sku":"04-200-0394","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/files\/tamagawa_white_sq.jpg?v=1749830733"}],"url":"https:\/\/umamimart.pro\/collections\/new-bottles-jan-2022.oembed","provider":"Umami Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}