TANABE – ECHIZENMISAKI Prune – 720ml
- Brewery / Region: Tanabe Shuzo, Fukui
- Type: Specialty Junmai (Brewed with Wild Plum Yeast)
- Rice Polishing Ratio: 60%
- Alcohol: 13%
- Acidity: 2.8
- SMV: -6
A highly innovative collaborative project with Fukui Prefectural University. Instead of standard sake yeast, this spectacular bottle is fermented using a natural wild plum yeast (Ume Koubo). This gives it a beautifully tart, succulent juicy profile that mimics premium white wine while remaining a 100% pure rice sake.
Tasting Notes Tart Green Apple • Juicy Apricot • Soft Mirabelle Plum • Vibrant Vinous Acidity
Food Pairing Seafood Carpaccio • Prosciutto with Melon • Fresh Goat Cheese • Lemon Herb Chicken
Brewery info Tanabe Shuzo has been hand-crafting traditional sake since 1899 in Eiheiji Town, Fukui Prefecture. Renowned for utilizing the subterranean flow of the pristine Kuzuryu River and old-school manual pressing methods, they heavily embrace modern microbiological research to craft boundary-pushing, highly acidic contemporary flavor experiences.