Boken Sake No. 77 Junmai Ginjo Sake 720 ml

A Yamahai-style Junmai Ginjo from Akita, brewed by Hiraizumi Honpo using Akitakomachi rice and a hybrid yeast #77, designed to bring more acidity and structure into a typically aromatic category.

There’s a clear interplay here between lift and depth. Floral and lightly fruity up front, then a more developed core of ripe fruit, lactic richness, and a subtle earthiness that comes from the Yamahai method. The acidity is more pronounced than most Ginjo, which gives it shape and lets it carry through food.

This sits in a slightly different lane than the usual clean, delicate style. More structured, a little more savory, and built to open up as you spend time with it.