Tengu No Doburoku "Mountain Warrior Rustic Nigori" Sake, 2024

Japan, (Saitama Prefecture)

I honestly have no idea, but it's definitely rice

14.0%

 

Find the roots of sake with this Doburoku, a “Farmer-style” sake from Koyama Honke Shuzo in Saitama prefecture. This rustic nigori traces its roots back to when every village and farm brewed their own sake.

 

TASTING NOTES: Creamy, soft, round, fluffy, and chewy it drinks like a meal in the glass with lots of ancient Shinto goodness. Look for crème brulée, flan, rum raisin, rice pudding, honey, sugar apples, candy grapes, and a hint of rich coconut, on a flow that is viscous but not heavy. This is high end Doburoku at it’s best. 

 

FOOD PAIRINGS: International spice, street tacos, pizza, BBQ, buffalo wings, beef satay, and grilled shrimp.