Konteki Tears of Dawn Sake (720ml) NO20231025 pre-WWI stash of Clouet Champagne

pre-WWI stash of Clouet Champagne discovered in a hidden cellar

Plush with salty notes of grilled pineapple

candy corn

and the wine is aged on fine lees in tonneau

patiently aging for a minimum of seven years to extract the notes of vanilla trapped within the charred oak

Konteki Tears of Dawn Sake (720ml) NO20231025 pre-WWI stash of Clouet ChampagneThe epitome of purity, this sake is more subtle and nuanced than most highly aromatic Junmai Daiginjos. It is based on the ideals of Zen Buddhism and "wabi sabi," the belief that beauty within the arts should be as understated and pure as a simple strand of pearls. One of two sakes brewed in exactly the same way with the same ingredients, except this one is a Junmai Daiginjo and Tears of Dawn has added distilled alcohol to open up aromatics. Aromas of