Hakushika Junmai Daiginjo 720ml

This is the top of the Hakushika range: a junmai daiginjo crafted by hand from 100% Yamadanishiki rice grown in the special A district of Hyogo, the most prized source of this sake rice. The rice is polished to 50% and the sake is bottled at 16.5% ABV. Hakushika is one of Japan's leading sake brewers, and sake fans abroad increasingly drink it on its own merits rather than only as a partner for sushi.

Expect a fresh, fruity aroma followed by a fine, mellow palate that manages to be refreshing and rich at the same time. It is a sake to serve chilled in good glassware when you want to show someone what daiginjo is about.

At the table it suits fine Japanese cooking such as sashimi, tofu dishes and lightly flavoured sauteed poultry, beef and vegetables. It also works with fusion dishes that lean on yuzu, konbu, dashi or soy sauce. Ralph's imports it, with Metro Manila delivery.