{"product_id":"chochin-5055-muroka-nama-genshu-junmai-ginjo-sake-btl-720ml","title":"Chochin 5055 Muroka Nama Genshu Junmai Ginjo Sake (BTL 720ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eChochin’s sakes are bold and brash, but because this one is aged for 6 months the complexity of flavors has had time to mingle and mellow out a bit. Get aromas of peach, mango, and cream. We tasted juiciness of tropical fruits and a bitterness akin to dark chocolate. While this sake is great at room temperature, we also loved it slightly \u003cb\u003ewarmed\u003c\/b\u003e alongside a big bowl of \u003cb\u003esteamed mussels\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSays \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.life\/blogs\/main\/spotlight-on-fifth-taste-interview-with-jesse-pugach-founder-of-fifth-taste\"\u003eJesse Pugach\u003c\/a\u003e of Fifth Taste, who imports the sake, “Chochin is a very small brewery located in Aichi and we are fortunate that Kuwayama-san agreed to begin exporting it to us. He is a man of tireless devotion. They don’t use machines, the one exception is a single pump, used only once in the process to move the moromi into the Yabuta press. The shubo is ladeled, and rice is washed by hand. To say that Kuwayama-san is obsessive would be an understatement, he makes 250 koku (45K liters) a year, while the size of his facility could easily accommodate 5 times that. When I asked him why not more his reply was, ‘because I’d die’ and that is not an exaggeration. The entire season he survives on a little more than three hours of sleep a day, eating very little because he knows if his stomach is full he’ll fall asleep right away. He makes up the calories with chocolate. Of course the newspaper wrapping is also by hand, done by the mother, wife (who also is in charge of bottling) and daughter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis bottle is a \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.life\/blogs\/main\/brand-spankin-new-bottles-spotlight-on-jesse-pugach-february-2025\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSake Gumi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eselection! It was featured first to our members in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.life\/blogs\/main\/brand-spankin-new-bottles-spotlight-on-jesse-pugach-february-2025\"\u003eFebruary 2025\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.life\/collections\/sake-gumi-subscription\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"166\" width=\"76\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/files\/Screen_Shot_2016-04-11_at_5.00.34_PM_large.png?v=1548812192\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBrewed in Aichi, Japan by Chochin Shuzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeimaibuai (rice kernel remaining): \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eYamada Nishiki 50% (Kojimai) + Hattan Nishiki 55% (Kakemai)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eABV 18% \/ SMV: +11 \/ Acidity: 2.0 \/ Yeast: No. 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 fl oz (720ml)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chochin Shuzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42379569037391,"sku":"04-400-0175","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/files\/chochin5055_sq.jpg?v=1740074942","url":"https:\/\/umamimart.life\/products\/chochin-5055-muroka-nama-genshu-junmai-ginjo-sake-btl-720ml","provider":"Umami Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}