Tonoike Shuzoten
Bo Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
Japan
Tonoike “bo:” Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
Brewery: Tonoike Shuzouten, Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan
Classification: Junmai Ginjo
Rice: Tochigi-grown Gohyakumangoku
Polishing: 55%
ABV: 16%
Treatment: Muroka, bottle-pasteurized
Brewer description: Muscat-like freshness with a restrained aroma, delicate flavor and a transparent, slender profile. The brewery lists this as a year-round release.
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.
Good. One of the stronger groups from the tasting.
Tonoike “bo:” Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
Brewery: Tonoike Shuzouten, Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan
Classification: Junmai Ginjo
Rice: Tochigi-grown Gohyakumangoku
Polishing: 55%
ABV: 16%
Treatment: Muroka, bottle-pasteurized
Brewer description: Muscat-like freshness with a restrained aroma, delicate flavor and a transparent, slender profile. The brewery lists this as a year-round release.
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.
Good. One of the stronger groups from the tasting.