Tentaka Tokubetsu Junmai Kuninomiyatsuko (Hawk in the Heavens)

A go-to sake for barbeque, this rustic, high acid sake is a great representation of traditional Junmai style that you would find in Izakayas throughout Japan. The brewery name, Tentaka, translates to “hawk in the heavens,” a prosperous Japanese symbol that is thought to bring good fortune to the brewery.

Additional Information

Grade: Tokubetsu Junmai

Rice: Gohyakumangoku

Polish rate: 55%

SMV: +3

ABV: 15%

The Brand

Tentaka brewery is nestled in the east end of Nasu Nogahara, in a town called Yuzukami. Surrounded by rice fields and mountains, the air and water are clean and fresh. The area is surrounded by three flowing rivers and has managed to avoid tourism.

"If it isn't dry, it isn't sake." These words of founder Motoichi Ozaki set the course for the style of sake Tentaka would achieve, and it remains so even today. They try to brew sake that is refreshing to drink, sake that can be enjoyed each day.