[Liqueur] KITAJIMA Hojicha Sake 720ml

Rikyu Gura Sake Brewery’s Hojicha Sake is made with Yame tea leaves, hand-roasted over an open flame in a traditional hōroku. Roasting brings out toasted grain, nut and subtle caramel aromas, softens astringency and reduces caffeine. The tea is blended with Junmai sake brewed using soft Mount Kongō spring water, plus a touch of honey to round out the roast without adding sweetness. Deeply aromatic and delicately dry, it is unmistakably hojicha. Named after 16th-century tea master Sen no Rikyu of Sakai, Osaka, the brewery pairs handcrafted sake with premium Japanese tea in a reflection of the area's tea culture.