Hamakawa Shoten
Bijofu Junmai Tokubetsu Matsuyama Mii
Japan
Bijofu Tokubetsu Junmai (美丈夫 特別純米)
Brewery: Hamakawa Shoten, Tano, Kochi
Classification: Tokubetsu Junmai
Rice: Matsuyama Mii
Polishing: 60%
ABV: 15%
SMV: +4
Acidity: 1.6
Yeast: Kochi AA-41
Prefecture: Kochi
Bijofu’s core Tokubetsu Junmai is designed as a food sake: light and clean with gentle fruit aromatics, rounded rice umami, moderate acidity and a dry, crisp finish. Hamakawa specifically emphasizes the combination of rice sweetness, tartness and a clean aftertaste, with enough depth to work with both Japanese and Western dishes.
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.
Bijofu Tokubetsu Junmai (美丈夫 特別純米)
Brewery: Hamakawa Shoten, Tano, Kochi
Classification: Tokubetsu Junmai
Rice: Matsuyama Mii
Polishing: 60%
ABV: 15%
SMV: +4
Acidity: 1.6
Yeast: Kochi AA-41
Prefecture: Kochi
Bijofu’s core Tokubetsu Junmai is designed as a food sake: light and clean with gentle fruit aromatics, rounded rice umami, moderate acidity and a dry, crisp finish. Hamakawa specifically emphasizes the combination of rice sweetness, tartness and a clean aftertaste, with enough depth to work with both Japanese and Western dishes.
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.