Included in this set

Urakasumi 'Misty Bay' Junmai

In 3 words: Smooth, savoury, peachy

Very gentle, classic and smooth sake with a hint of peach, cotton candy and slight kick of pepper. Soft Umami, bold acidity and chocolate bitterness open up as it warm to room temperature.

Rice variety: Manamusume

Sweet or dry: Medium-dry

Acidity: 1.5

Sake Meter Value +2

Food Pairing: Burger and fries, Roast beef, Sausage and mash, Grilled, BBQ Prawns, Calamari or onion rings

Serving temp: Chilled to Room temperature

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan

Urakasumi Honjikomi Honjozo

Rice variety: Manamusume

Sweet or dry: Medium-dry

Body: Medium to full

Acidity: 1.5

Sake Meter Value +2

Food Pairing: Karaage chicken, gyoza or dumplings, ramen, katsu curry, buttermilk chicken

Serving temp: Chilled to Room temperature

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan

Urakasumi Zen Junmai Ginjo

Rice variety: Yamada Nishiki, Toyo Nishiki and Hitomebore

Sweet or dry: Medium dry

Body: Medium to full

Acidity: 1.3

Sake Meter Value +4

Food Pairing: Fish and chips, Scallops, Seafood pasta, Salt and pepper squid

Serving temp: Chilled to Room Temperature

Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan

The Brewery

Urakasumi

Urakasumi, located in the town of Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, on Japan's North East coast, translates in English as “Misty Bay” (ura is “bay” and kasumi is “mist”), neatly capturing this brewery’s picturesque seaside surroundings.

At a glance:

• 195 year old, 13th generation family-run brewery

• 37 Gold Prizes in Annual Japan Sake Awards & won more Gold Prizes than any other sake producer in Japan.

• Medalled every year in the London IWC (International Wine Challenge) since 2007

• Painstakingly rebuilt after being devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011