{"product_id":"amabuki-junmai-daiginjo-banana-yeast","title":"Amabuki Junmai Daiginjo Banana Yeast","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAmabuki Junmai Daiginjo Banana Yeast\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrade: Junmai Daiginjo\u003cbr\u003eRice: Jugemu (Saga)\u003cbr\u003eClassification: Hana-Kobo (Flower Yeast)\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol: 12%\u003cbr\u003ePolish rate: 50%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"banana\" here isn't a fruit addition — it's the yeast. A researcher at Tokyo University of Agriculture isolated this strain as part of Amabuki's ongoing hana-kobo project, and while it has nothing literally to do with bananas, it ferments into a genuinely convincing ripe-banana aroma, sweet and unmistakable, riding on a light, smooth body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmabuki Shuzo has been brewing in Saga since 1688, and hana-kobo — yeast cultured from flowers and fruit rather than the usual commercial strains — is what's made this small Kyushu brewery a cult name: sunflower, strawberry, rose, marigold and this banana strain all live in the same cellar, each pulling a completely different aromatic out of the same rice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet, juicy and easy-drinking rather than serious — think of it as the sake equivalent of a fruit dessert. A gentle way into sake for someone who finds most junmai daiginjo too austere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amabuki Shuzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577406328930,"sku":null,"price":63.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/1339\/1970\/files\/Amabuki-BananaYeast.png?v=1790781965","url":"https:\/\/boundbywine.com\/products\/amabuki-junmai-daiginjo-banana-yeast","provider":"BoundbyWine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}