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Ginjo sakes have light, floral, and fruity scents. In the mouth they are delicate, fragrant and complex. When it comes to Ginjo sakes, the rice is polished more than 60%. Special types of yeasts are used to ferment the rice, and all of this takes place at a very low temperature.
 | Choose a Ginjo if you are looking for sake on floral and fruity notes, to enjoy as is, fresh or at room temperature, as an aperitif or during the meal, accompanied by a simple and refined cuisine. |
<p style="text-align: justify;">A sake with a fruity nose, pear, melon. Clear in mouth with lactic sensations comparable to those found on namacho. A traditional Junmaï Ginjo, of a very good level. Sweet, but not too much, a good fruity finishing on clear and precise sensations. <br /><br /><strong>A fruity ginjo, clear and clean. A classic and very qualitative sake!</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">秀鳳 純米吟醸 八反 秀鳳酒造場（山形県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - Alc. 16% Vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A silky and sweet sake with a good acidity bringing balance and liveliness. Fruity flavors, very enveloping, with a clear finishing, slightly bitter and complex. A sake that sums up the style of the Yano Shuzo brewery. <br /><br /><strong>A generous Ginjo sake, silky and well-balanced aromas. </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">蔵心 純米吟醸 矢野酒造（佐賀県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - Alc. 15.5% Vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A very delicate nose and extremely subtile, a typical Ginjo. Discrete and refreshing aromas of fruits with white flesh such as melons, peaches. Clean and suave in your mouth with notes of white flowers. The persisting aromas are peaches and melons that are slightly acidic. Finishing off very discretely full of freshness. <br /><br /><strong>Delicate, subtle, refreshing</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">恋鯉 純米吟醸 無濾過 麻原酒造（埼玉県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 14.5% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The nose is very fresh, with delicate notes of young herbs, flowers and white-fleshed fruit (pear). On the palate, good acidity brings a remarkable structure; a sake both rich and clean, with a nice minerality.<br /><br /><strong>At once elegant and powerful, silky and warm.</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">旦 山田錦 純米吟醸 笹一酒造（山梨県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 16.5% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A Junmai Ginjo sake produced using the famous CEL yeast developed in Kochi. A brightly flavoured Ginjo with a nice acidity that balances the fruit. A fruity yet dry sake sensation with a crisp finish.<br /><br /><strong>The impeccable style of Tosa sakes</strong><br /><br />南 純米吟醸 南酒造場（高知県）<br />72cl - alc. 17% vol.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A sake on fruit notes of raisin, green apple and pineapple. It is powerful and has a beautiful structure. The fresh finish beautifully evokes citrus. Its freshness is typical of the wonderful work of Yamanashi Meijo brewery, primarily through long fermentation at low temperature.<br /><br /><strong>Fresh, mineral, light</strong> <br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">七賢 純米吟醸 山梨銘醸（山梨県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 15% vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">An ultra-neat, rich and well-structured junmaï sake. A remarkably expressive nose for a junmaï-style sake, marked by fruity aromas of banana, pear, on cereal notes and lactic notes of fresh yogurt.<br /><br /><strong>Sword of samurai, rich, powerful, structured<br /><br /></strong><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">宗玄純米 宗玄酒造（石川県） </span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl -alc. 15% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">One of the best cuvées of Kosaka Shuzojo. Directly bottled after fermentation without maturation (Jikagumi), and without charcoal filtration (Muroka). A slightly sparkling sensation and explosive flavors, a fresh and lively impact in the mouth. <br /><br /><strong>Very aromatic, on juicy tropical fruits! </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">百春 美濃錦 直汲み 小坂酒造場（岐阜県)</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - Alc. 16.5% Vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A sake produced in Yon Dan Jikomi, a fermentation in 4 stages instead of 3. A technique which allows to have a softer sake and it is beautifull here. Nozomi is fruity, smooth, crisp and very fresh.<br /><br /><strong>Rich, fruity, and super clean!<br /><br /></strong><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">万齢 純米吟醸 希 万齢酒造（佐賀県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl -alc. 15% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tadatada means just or simply.. Takeuchi Shuzo created a new series called Tadatada to offer “just simply tasty sake” to their clients. Nose is flowery and fruity like pear. Touch is very soft and rounded. Sweetness of rice spared little by little in your mouth with velvety feeling. Finish is long with delicate acidity. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>A very refined sake, great quality</strong><strong><br /><br /></strong><span style="color: #9b9b9b;"><span lang="JA">唯々 純米吟醸 竹内酒造（滋賀県）</span></span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - Alc. 15% Vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A junma ginjo nama-genshu, unpasteurized and unreduced, from Raïfuku Shuzo in Ibaraki. Rich, very fresh thanks to good acidity and unpasteurized character, it is produced at the feet of Mount Tsukuba, from Hattan Nishiki rice polished to 50%.<br /><br /><strong>A Junmaï Ginjo Nama Genshu very fresh, lively and toned!</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">来福 純米吟醸生原酒 来福酒造（茨城県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - Alc. 17% Vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As its name indicates, "cho=much", "Karakuchi"=dry, here we have a very dry and tense sake. Rather masculine, very elegant and dry in mouth, well balanced. .It is produced by Raïfuku brewery which is specialized in the developpement of yeasts coming from flowers, the "Hanakobo".<br /><br /><strong>Very dry and tense<br /><br /></strong><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">来福 純米吟醸 超辛口 来福酒造（茨城県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 17% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A sake from Raïfuku brewery whose specialty is the use of flowers yeasts, also called "Hanakobo". Rice here is a Yamadanishiki, recognized as one of the best rice for sake and used for the best ginjo and daïginjo.<br /><br /><strong>A yeast from the flowers of "<strong>queen of the night"</strong>!</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">来福 純米吟醸山田錦 来福酒造（茨城県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc 16% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A delicate Kimoto sake, a rare product in this category. Precise, tense, and easy to drink fresh, or at room temperature. We recommend to heat it to reveal soothing, round, supple and enveloping fragrances. <br /><br /><strong>A delicate Kimoto, interesting to drink warm. </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">華鳩生もと純米吟醸原酒 榎酒造（広島県） </span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 15% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A step further in the discovery of Yamahai Junmai sake with Suehiro. On the palate, the taste is powerful, it mixes acidity and sweetness in a perfect balance. The notes are spicy, peppery, punctuated by a beautiful bitterness and drier sensations in the finishing. <br /><br /><strong>Push the discovery into the world of Yamahaï with this Ginjo! </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">末廣 山廃純米吟醸 末廣酒造（福島県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 15.5% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Beautiful notes of Ginjo, fruity flavors with citrus, grapefruit, orange scents with a marked acidity and a remarkable balance with the sweetness of rice. Recommended tasting temperature:15 ° C. <br /><br /><strong>A lot of freshness for this sake, with fruity notes of citrus </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">望 純米吟醸 外池酒造（栃木県) </span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 16% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A sake made from a rice blend. Yamadanishiki, used for Kojimai. It gives it its beautiful structure. Then the Omachi, for the Kakemaï, at the time of fermentation. It brings volume and wealth. An expressive nose, aromas of flowers and fruit<br /><br /><strong>An expressive and rich sake, produced on a blend of two different rice</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">紀 屋 左衛門 純米吟醸歌-県-左衛門 純米吟醸</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 16.5%</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Musashino sake is made by the Asahara Shuzo brewery from 50% polished rice, using the Hempesemaï method (oval polishing). Yeasts are developed at the brewery and selected for their ability to give a very floral nose. <br /><br /><strong>An oval polished rice for this high-end sake from Asahara Shuzo. </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">武蔵野純米吟醸 麻原酒造（埼玉県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 15% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Notes of lemon, ginger, and vanilla. In mouth, it’s a nice feeling of spring water quality. Very lively with a good acidity, juicy notes of pear, citrus and cocoa.<br /><br /><strong>A woody nose with powerful floral notes</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">白鹿 純米吟醸 辰馬本家酒造（兵庫県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 14.7% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The specialty of Raïfuku brewery is to use yeast from flowers, the "Hanakobo". For this sake, the yeast is derived from the flower of Abelia. The Aiyama rice is also very interesting; it is a very rare strain and its starchy white heart (called Shimpaku in Japanese) is bigger than the one of Yamadanishiki!<br /><br /><strong>Produced with a yeast from Abelia flowers</strong> <br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">来福 純米吟醸 愛山 来福酒造（茨城県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc 15% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A Junmaï Ginjo sake produced from the best quality “special A grade” Yamadanishiki from Hyogo. The nose is fresh and fruity, without excess, on melon and green apple. Fruits are present in mouth with just as much delicacy and fluidity, a caress.<br /><br /><strong>Pure and straight, elegant</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">宗玄純米吟醸 Samurai Princess 宗玄酒造（石川県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl -alc. 16% vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Made with an in-house yeast isolated from cherry blossoms, a sake with a low alcohol content, a beautiful sweetness that expresses itself on fruity notes of citrus, pineapple and ripe peaches.<br /><br /><strong>A light Ginjo, a fruity elegance</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">やたがらすEffort 純米吟醸きぬひかり 北岡本店（奈良県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 13% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">An elegant ginjo with delicate and light fruity aromas. A sake inspired by associations with the local cuisine of Wakayama prefecture, but ultimately easy to pair.<br /><br /><strong>Elegant, fruity, clean <br /><br /></strong><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">紀土 純米吟醸 平和酒造（和歌山県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl -alc. 15% vol.</span></p>
<p>The brewery Imadashuzo Hoten uses a very special rice for the production of this sake, the Hattanso rice, an ancient variety, the ancestor of the famous rice Hattanishiki sake. Hattanso rice is difficult to grow because it is much larger than most other rice strains and request very specific techniques.<br /><br /><strong>Fresh and precise</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">富久長 純米吟醸 八反草 槽しぼり 今田酒造（広島県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 16% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Made from Yamadanishiki rice polished at the level of 50%, we discover a sake overflowing flavors with notes of melon and banana. A complex sake, very interesting in pure tasting. With a moderate acidity, it is recommended to taste between 8°C and room temperature, with raw ham!<br /><br /><strong>Fruity and rich</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">蒲原 純米吟醸 下越酒造（新潟県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 16.5% vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A beautiful mineral taste in your mouth with a touch of sweetness. A light and balanced sake that allows it to go with many different dishes, such as fish or meat. A lovely sake to whet your appetite.<br /><br /><strong>Light and well balanced</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">やまとしずく 純米吟醸 秋田清酒（秋田県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 14.1% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Long finish with subtle notes of fruits and a nice minerality. Rihaku Shuzo brewery uses the excellent Yamadanishiki sake rice for its production, already a sign of quality. A sake to be tasted 8°C or at room temperature.<br /><br /><strong>A fresh and sharp sake</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">李白 純米吟醸 李白酒造（島根県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 15.2% vol.</span></p>
<p>A silky sake with an unusual sweetness. The nose is rather light, with hints of white peach and ripe melon. Its softness is enveloping, from nose to mouth. A little acidity and a light bitterness balances nicely its sweetness. Finish is long and thirst-quenching. <br /><br /><strong>Sweet, light, fruity, a sake with a unique style, very pleasant as an aperitif. </strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">龍神 隠し吟醸原酒 龍神酒造（群馬県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - Alc. 16% Vol. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Lot of freshness for this sake, on green wood feelings, flowers and ripe fruit. Clear and elegant finish. Garyubai is to be enjoyed fresh, ideally on delicate flavors dishes on which its floral and fruity side will be able to express themselves, while giving freshness.<br /><br /><br /><strong>A strong character rather mineral and dry</strong> <br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">臥龍梅 純米吟醸 三和酒造（静岡県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 17% vol.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Asahi Shuzo is one of the largest brewery in Niigata region, but it has maintained very good quality stadards of its products. Undoubtedly one of the most famous Kura in Japan, among the generation of Kura which have massively developed simultaneously with the Japanese economy.<br /><br /><strong>Discrete, easy to drink</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">久保田千寿 旭酒造（新潟県）</span><br /><span style="color: #9b9b9b;">72cl - alc. 15.5% vol. </span><strong><br /></strong></p>
