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Shinkame Junmai Seishu

Shinkame Junmai Seishu is a regular Junmai aged for two years. It displays an unparalleled harmony of umami, deep flavour, slight sweetness, and richness.
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Sake specs

Prefecture
Saitama (埼玉)
Rice type
Domestic rice (国産米)
Polishing rate (semaibuai)
60%
Alcohol content
15.5%
SMV
+5 ~ +6
Acidity
1.7

Shinkame Junmai Seishu (神亀 純米清酒) is a regular Junmai aged for two years. It displays an unparalleled harmony of umami, deep flavour, slight sweetness, and richness. Best consumed hot or lukewarm.


About the brewery

Brewery
Shinkame Shuzō
Name in Japanese
神亀酒造
Address
3-74 Magome, Hasuda, Saitama 349-0114
Phone
048-768-0115
Website
Shinkame Brewery in Hasuda, Saitama, was founded in 1848, at the end of the Edo period. At that time, the store was known as Iseya Honten (伊勢屋本店). In 1987, Shinkame converted to exclusively producing Junmai sake: it became the first fully stocked Junmai brewery after the war. The label "Shinkame" (神亀) derives from Tenjin Pond, which used to be situated behind the storehouse. Turtles were seen as the messengers of the gods. Shinkame's other label, "Hikomago" (ひこ孫, "great-grandson"), is used for sake aged for three years or more.

Latest reviews

Colour / hue
Amber
Clarity
Clear
Shinkame Junmai Seishu has a golden hue, a moderate body, and a velvety mouthfeel. It has a strong aroma of narazuke pickles and candied fruits. We enjoyed it at room temperature and experienced a complex and rich flavour, harmonizing tartness and bitterness with a subtle and milky sweetness. It has a lasting aftertaste with bitter accents and traces of spun sugar. The brewery describes it as "mature" and "plump".

In his "Sake Bible", Brian Ashcraft recommends heating it to 55°C, bringing out aromas of cooked rice, condensed milk, and the sake's distinctive lactic acid notes. He compares it to spending a sunny autumn day sprawled on cut rice straw.

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