Hakkaisan
3 Years Snow Aged Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Niigata, Japan
Hakkaisan Snow Aged 3 Years (八海山 雪室貯蔵三年)
Brewery: Hakkaisan Brewery, Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan
Classification: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki and Gohyakumangoku
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 17%
Aging: 3 years in Hakkaisan’s natural snow-storage cellar (Yukimuro)
Brewer description: Aged for three years at a naturally maintained temperature of approximately 3°C using the cooling power of snow. Hakkaisan describes the slow maturation as producing a mellow, smooth character while retaining freshness and clarity.
Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas.
Fine.
Hakkaisan Snow Aged 3 Years (八海山 雪室貯蔵三年)
Brewery: Hakkaisan Brewery, Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan
Classification: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki and Gohyakumangoku
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 17%
Aging: 3 years in Hakkaisan’s natural snow-storage cellar (Yukimuro)
Brewer description: Aged for three years at a naturally maintained temperature of approximately 3°C using the cooling power of snow. Hakkaisan describes the slow maturation as producing a mellow, smooth character while retaining freshness and clarity.
Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas.
Fine.