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About This Sake
Juyondai Bessen Morohaku is a junmai daiginjo from Takagi Shuzo in Yamagata, brewed from Yamada Nishiki grown in the Banshu area of Hyogo.
Bessen means a specially selected brew, and Morohaku indicates that both the koji rice and the steaming rice are highly polished.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Nashi and La France pear, white flowers and melon, shifting to riper tropical fruit as it warms.
- Palate: Silky and rounded, with gentle sweetness, soft umami and balancing acidity.
- Finish: Clean and delicate, with a light tropical note that fades gradually.
Serving & Food
Serve well chilled, around 5 to 8°C, in a white wine glass or thin sake cup, and let it warm slowly in the glass to follow the aromas. Good with sashimi, grilled yakitori with tare, or steamed fish.
Good to Know
How should I store it? Keep it refrigerated.
What rice is used? Banshu Yamada Nishiki, milled to 45%.
Product Details
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Murayama, Yamagata |
| Grape | 100% Yamada Nishiki, Banshu, Hyogo |
| ABV | 15% |
| Size | 720mL |
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About the Brewery
Takagi Shuzo has brewed in Murayama, in Yamagata's snowy interior, since 1615. For most of that time its sake was sold under the Asahitaka name.