• Prefecture: Chiba

• Rice & polishing: Akita Sake Komachi, polished to 55%

• Style: Junmai Ginjo, seasonal summer release

• Food pairings: Sashimi, grilled prawns, vegetable tempura, chilled tofu

• Taste: Clean, light, fruity, crisp

• Alc.: 15%

A refreshing early-summer Junmai Ginjo brewed with Akita Sake Komachi, a premium sake rice grown in Akita Prefecture, polished to 55%. Clean and light, this seasonal release offers refined fruit notes, gentle rice-derived umami and a crisp, well-balanced finish. Serve well chilled as a refreshing match for light summer dishes, sashimi, seafood and seasonal vegetables.

About the brewery

Nabedana dates from 1689, with its head office in Narita and its working brewery in the small river town of Kozaki in Katori district, Chiba. Since 1997 it has brewed entirely with its own staff rather than a visiting guild toji. It runs two marks in parallel: the long-established Jinyu and the Fudo line, known in the trade for its tsurushibori nama genshu bottlings.