Our Take

Stella by Inaba Shuzo is a highly coveted sake that head brewer, Nobuko Inaba, only makes very limited quantities of. Hand brewed with pure spring water from Mt. Tsukuba in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture, this sake is gentle, clean and has vibrant fruit notes. When you taste Stella it becomes no wonder that it has won medals from national sake awards ceremonies and IWC (International Wine Challenge).

Details

• Brewery: Inaba Shuzo

• Sake name: “Stella”, which is means “star” in latin. Inaba Shuzo was inspired by the bright stars while brewing at night time.

• Junmai: Sake includes only water, koji, rice and yeast

• Daiginjo: Rice has been milled >=50%

• Muroka: Not charcoal filtered

• Alcohol: 16%

• Volume: 720ml

• Made in Ibaraki

• See more information about the brewery

Serving Recommendations

In our testing, we found Stella to be best served slightly chilled and on its own. It can also be paired with leaner dishes, especially seafood.