HEAVENSAKE Label Orange Junmai Daiginjo (72cl, 16.3%)

HEAVENSAKE blends Japanese sake in the manner of Champagne, bringing together several batches from one brewery under Régis Camus with the brewery's toji. Camus was cellar master at Piper-Heidsieck and later led Rare Champagne, and was named IWC Sparkling Winemaker of the Year eight times. HEAVENSAKE makes only junmai sake, with no distilled alcohol added. Label Orange is made with Urakasumi, founded in 1724 in Shiogama, Miyagi, which brews the sacred sake for Shiogama Shrine. Kyokai No.12, a well-known sake yeast, was first isolated at Urakasumi, and this blend uses it. Look for the orange cap on the black bottle. Serve chilled.