Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase
Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase is a junmai daiginjo sake from Tatenokawa. It is made with rice polished to 45% and brewed from Soube Wase rice.
- Category
- Junmai Daiginjo
- Polishing ratio
- 45%
- Rice variety
- Soube Wase
At a glance
- Producer
- Tatenokawa
- Category
- Junmai Daiginjo
- Polishing ratio
- 45%
- Rice variety
- Soube Wase
How it's made
As published, Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase is brewed with Soube Wase rice, polished to 45%. These are the producer-disclosed production details; steps that are not published are not shown.
Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase — questions
- What rice is used?
- Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase's rice variety is Soube Wase.
- What type/category of sake is this?
- Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase's category is Junmai Daiginjo.
- What is the polishing ratio?
- Tatenokawa, Timeless Sake: Soube Wase's polishing ratio is 45%.
How it compares with other Tatenokawa bottles
Exact-product differences from governed facts present on both bottles, plus flavour-node differences mapped separately from each producer tasting note. Missing facts are not inferred.
- Polishing ratio — this bottle
- 45%
- Polishing ratio — comparison bottle
- 18%
- Rice variety — this bottle
- Soube Wase
- Rice variety — comparison bottle
- Yuki Megami
Timeless Sake: Soube Wase and Eighteen Junmai Daiginjo Sake differ on polishing ratio: 45% vs 18%; rice variety: Soube Wase vs Yuki Megami.
- Polishing ratio — this bottle
- 45%
- Polishing ratio — comparison bottle
- 50%
- Rice variety — this bottle
- Soube Wase
- Rice variety — comparison bottle
- Miyama Nishiki
Timeless Sake: Soube Wase and MUGA Platinum Junmai Daiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu Sake differ on polishing ratio: 45% vs 50%; rice variety: Soube Wase vs Miyama Nishiki.
- Polishing ratio — this bottle
- 45%
- Polishing ratio — comparison bottle
- 50%
- Rice variety — this bottle
- Soube Wase
- Rice variety — comparison bottle
- Dewasansan
Timeless Sake: Soube Wase and Phoenix Junmai Daiginjo Sake differ on polishing ratio: 45% vs 50%; rice variety: Soube Wase vs Dewasansan.
- Polishing ratio — this bottle
- 45%
- Polishing ratio — comparison bottle
- 50%
Timeless Sake: Soube Wase and SHIELD Soube Wase Junmai Daiginjo Sake differ on polishing ratio: 45% vs 50%.
Understanding these terms
General explanations of the terms above — these describe the concepts, not this specific bottle.
What does polishing ratio mean?
The polishing (or milling) ratio is the percentage of each rice grain that remains after polishing. A lower number means more of the grain's outer layer has been milled away — a general characteristic of premium categories, not a measure of a specific bottle's quality.
Style context — Junmai Daiginjo
WhatDrink style-level reference data for Junmai Daiginjo. These are typical relationships for the style, not measured facts about this exact bottle.
What Junmai Daiginjo means
Junmai Daiginjo is a specially designated sake made from rice and koji without added brewing alcohol, using rice polished to 50% or less of its original weight.
How Junmai Daiginjo is generally made
Junmai Daiginjo uses rice and koji, a rice polishing ratio of 50% or less, and ginjo-style low-temperature fermentation techniques associated with a characteristic fruity aroma.
Style-level production context only. The exact-product production section above takes precedence where available.
Food pairings for Junmai Daiginjo
- delicate seafood
General style pairing references — not a claim that this exact bottle was tested with these foods.
Glassware for Junmai Daiginjo
- Daiginjo glass
Style-level serving context, not a producer instruction for this bottle.
Style authority: JSS — sake label and designation guide · JSS — sake cups and vessels · JSS — seafood pairing guidance
Sources & provenance
- ProducerOfficial producer product pagePublished product specifications shown on this page.
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