| Brand | Lagoon |
| Region | Niigata, Japan |
| Spirits Type | Sake |
| Spirits Style | Junmai |
| ABV | 16% / Rice Polishing: 70% |
Product details
Lagoon Sake Brewery is one of Japan’s newest microbreweries, founded in 2021 on the shores of Fukushimagata Lagoon in Niigata, an environment celebrated for its natural beauty and biodiversity. Operating under a special export‑focused license, it aims to infuse traditional sake-making with innovation and local identity. The SHOKU Green Label Junmai uses Kame-no-o, an heirloom, naturally farmed rice variety discovered after a devastating snowstorm — prized for its resilience and unique flavor profile. Polished to 70%, this sake is brewed with meticulous care in ultra-small batches (only a few hundred bottles per run) to highlight the singular character of its rice and terroir. “Shoku” (翔空) means “soaring in the sky,” aptly reflecting Lagoon’s ambition to lift sake appreciation into a new craft stratosphere.
On the nose, SHOKU Green Label is invitingly aromatic with bright notes of apple, nashi pear, and green banana, accompanied by a subtle herbal, fennel-like nuance. The palate delivers a refreshing, clean, medium-sweet flavor that balances fruity sweetness with a crisp acidity and a fine hint of astringency from the Kame-no-o rice. With an ABV around 16%, it's best served chilled, revealing its vibrant clarity and lingering savory-fresh finish. As a versatile food-pairing sake, it harmonizes beautifully with light seafood dishes—think white fish carpaccio, sashimi, sushi, and shellfish—where its bright fruit tones and refreshment enhance delicate flavors . This craft sake offers a luminous taste of both innovation and tradition—an elegant testament to Lagoon’s mission to explore sake’s global potential.
