Hakkaisan
Tokubetsu Honjozo
Niigata, Japan
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo (八海山 特別本醸造)
Brewery: Hakkaisan Brewery, Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan
Classification: Tokubetsu Honjozo
Rice: Gohyakumangoku and other rice
Polishing: 55%
ABV: 15.5%
SMV: +4
Acidity: 1.0
Brewer description: Hakkaisan describes it as a clean, crisp sake with a gentle aroma and smooth, refreshing character. Designed to be versatile with food and enjoyable either chilled or warmed.
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. Nothing I would specifically look for.
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo (八海山 特別本醸造)
Brewery: Hakkaisan Brewery, Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan
Classification: Tokubetsu Honjozo
Rice: Gohyakumangoku and other rice
Polishing: 55%
ABV: 15.5%
SMV: +4
Acidity: 1.0
Brewer description: Hakkaisan describes it as a clean, crisp sake with a gentle aroma and smooth, refreshing character. Designed to be versatile with food and enjoyable either chilled or warmed.
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. Nothing I would specifically look for.