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Umeda Brewing Company / Honshuichi - Muroka Honjozo

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  • Honshuichi “Muroka Honjozo”
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Honshuichi - Muroka Honjozo

$27.00

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Size: 720 ml

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Imported directly from Japan by Palate Project. Buy any 2 Direct Import sakes and shipping is included.

Category
Honjozo
Taste profile
Balanced
Tasting notes
Lactic, Lychee, Grape
More tasting info

The name Honshuichi is composed of the words Honshu (Japan’s largest island) and “ichi,” meaning “one” — indicating the goal of being the number one brand in the region. It’s a “muroka,” meaning it hasn’t undergone charcoal fining. It opens with a gentle acidity and a smooth, creamy roundness, followed by subtle grape notes on the finish. It was the IWC 2010 Champion Honjozo, and won gold at the 2022 competition.

Honshuichi “Muroka Honjozo”

Honshuichi - Muroka Honjozo

$27.00

Taste profile

Classic

Sweet &
Juicy

Umami

Smooth
& Dry

Fruity &
Elegant

Balanced
Dry Sweet
Light Rich

Flavored

Cloudy

Characteristics

Tasting notes

  • Lactic

  • Lychee

  • Grape

Food pairing

  • Meat

  • Seafood

  • Sushi/Sashimi

Recommended serving temperature

Cold

Room Temp

Warm

Alcohol content
16.5%
RPR

“Rice Polishing Ratio” shows the percentage of rice remains after the polishing process

70%
SMV

“Sake Meter Value” measures sweetness (-) and dryness (+) of sake

5.0
Acidity

High acidity makes sake fuller and low acidity makes it lighter

1.6

Brewing information

Category
Honjozo
Subcategory
Muroka, Genshu
Brewery
Umeda Brewing Company
Rice variety
Hattannishiki
Region
Chugoku region
Prefecture
Hiroshima prefecture

Direct from Japan, exclusively ours

Welcome to our collection of exclusive sake, only found at Palate Project! These are directly imported from Japan by us, with no middle vendor in between driving up costs. That means better, more stable prices and a more expansive sake selection for you! We’re revolutionizing the industry for you, one bottle at a time. Be the first in the U.S. to ever taste them.

  • Buy any 2 Direct Import bottles and shipping is included!
  • No middle vendor means prices no one else can match.
  • Experience rare and small-batch sake that you wont see anywhere else.

The story

The last sake brewery in Hiroshima’s Aki ward, Umeda Brewing Company is a small, family-run operation founded in 1916. By skipping standard charcoal fining, this three-person team crafts gold-medal “muroka” sake with a vibrant, fruit-forward aroma.

Meet the brewery

Hiroshima prefecture

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Due to certain restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following states at this time: Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi and Utah.

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