V I R G I N I A ' S L A R G E S T L I S T O F P R E M I U M S A K E
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S1 sho chiku bai nama 180ml $5
bright and fresh aroma with hints of ultra-ripe banana. dry-ish, but smooth-as-silk,
medium bodied and delicious!
S2 sho chiku bai ginjo 300ml $14
ginjo sake is made only from the most highly polished rice. aroma is rich and full,
and quite fruity, like a fruit salad! medium bodied and only moderately sweet.
S3 takara sierra cold sake 300ml $11
aroma is sweet and full of fresh green bananas. the flavor is smooth and rich, medium
to full bodied and just slightly sweet. quite elegant and delicious.
S4 sho chiku bai nigori 375ml $8
nigori is unfiltered sake. the bottle should be gently tipped back and forth until the
sediment is thoroughly mixed. intensely flavored with hints of coconut milk and
extremely ripe honey-dew melon. impressive!
S5 sho chiku bai nama organic 300ml $16
made with organically grown rice!!
S6 hakutsuru junmai gingo 750ml $31
junmai gingo has to do with how highly polished the rice is before fermentation. this
is extremely smooth and delicious.
S7 hakutsuru nada no kiipon 1800ml $51
nice balanced dry sake best chilled, impressive large bottle great for big parties!!
S8 hakutsuru draft sake 180ml $5
house sake selection served warm or chilled.
S9 hakutsuru draft sake 300ml $7
house sake selection served warm or chilled.
S10 momokowa silver $7 per serving, $37 per 750ml bottle
house sake selection served warm or chilled.
S11 momokowa diamond $7 per serving, $37 per 750ml bottle
house sake selection served warm or chilled.
S13 ama no to “heaven’s door” 300ml $24
made by asamai shguzo, akita prefecture. raisins and earthiness in faint nose.
overall slightly dry flavor but with nice fruity essences in the recesses, supplanted
by nice rice-like tones and a gentle sweetness beneath.
S14 rihaku “wandering poet” 300ml $24
junmai ginjo. made by rihaku shuzo, shimane prefecture. brewed carefully and slowly
at low temperatures using traditional brewing techniques and yamada nishiki rice
polished to 55%. characterized by a well-rounded flavor with a solidness to the
flavor and fragrance, and clean finish.
S15 rihaku “wandering poet” 720ml $47
S16 takasago “divine droplets” 300ml $49
junmai daiginjo. made by takasago shuzo, hokkaido. the only junmai daiginjo in the
world that is made in and igloo-like “ice dome,” at -2C, 90% humidity and no wind.
a prominent fragrance, a clean and fresh taste, with flavor deep into the recesses.
S17 rihaku “dreamy clouds nigoi” 300ml $26
tokubetsu junmai nigori. nigori sake is made so that some of the rice lees remain
in the bottle after pressing. most nigori is sweet and creamy, and thick with the
unfermented rice solids, rihaku nigori is a bit less chunky, but more fruity and
complex than most nigori sake. slight prune tones, and a slight taste of nuts.
S18 sato no homare “pride of the village” 720ml $41
junmai ginjo by sudo honke shuzo. an elegant super premium sake from an
850 year old brewery! light fruity nose laced with violets, pear and grape semi-dry
with clean finish.
S19 tentaka “hawk in the heavens” 300ml $26
junmai, make by tentaka shuzu, mature well rounded flavor dry but with an
underlying richness. best chilled.
S20 kanbara “bride of the fox” 300ml $36
junmai ginjo by shuzo niigata. fragrant and crisp. rich and clean noted as
a very pure sake.
S21 mukune “root of innocence” 300ml $33
junmai ginjo by daimon shuzo, mellow and dry with evidence of rice bringing richness.
S22 mukune “shadows of katano” 720ml $71
junmai ginjo nigori by daimon shuzo, clean, fruity and mellow unfiltered nigori very rare!
S23 tozai “voices in the mist” 720ml $44
strong aromas of cut flowers in this unfiltered sake. fresh white rice and pastis-like
licorice flavor.
S24 tozai “well of wisdom” 720ml $46
aromas of yellow grapefruit skin and a hint of ripe strawberry. Light medium bodied and
an umami presence.
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