ABV
15.5%
Body
medium-light
Sweetness
dry
Price
mid-range
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo
핫카이산 특별본양조
Sake / Honjozo and Table Sake
Easy to place with food and easier to enjoy without overthinking it.
More lift than weight
Helps richer or fried foods feel less heavy after each bite
Weeknight dinners, lighter meals, and first-glass situations
medium-light body gives the pairing its weight
dry sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
rice, mineral, clean are the leading flavor cues to follow
INTERPRETATION
What this drink feels like in plain language
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo is a medium-light, dry sake with gentle notes of rice, mineral, clean fruit, and umami, finishing short and neat.
FIT
Who it fits
- • People who want something lighter and easier to place at the table
- • People who want flexibility across more than one kind of dish
- • People who prefer a cleaner, drier finish over sweetness
CAUTION
Who may want to be careful
- • People expecting only extreme intensity or obvious weight may want something else
SCENE
When it works especially well
- • Weeknight dinners, lighter meals, and first-glass situations
What to Eat with Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo?
Here are the food directions that fit Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo based on aroma and texture cues.
Current analysis layers: 0 volatile and 0 nonvolatile compounds.
PAIRING CUE
Raw seafood
PAIRING CUE
Clean steamed dishes
PAIRING CUE
Fine umami
WHY IT WORKS
- • Helps richer or fried foods feel less heavy after each bite
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EDITORIAL NOTE
Our take
Its low aromatic weight and clean outline make it feel practical in the best sense: precise, refreshing, and table-friendly. This is less about drama and more about consistency with food.
ABV
15.5%
Body
medium-light
Sweetness
dry
Price
$$$mid-range
Flavor Profile
Taxonomy
Honjozo and Table Sake
Everyday or modestly polished sake families where small spirit additions or broad table use matter.
Category Taste Grid
Sake markers
Representative Compounds
Honjozo and Table Sake
- ethyl_caproate - restrained fruit lift in cleaner examples
- glucose - balance and body
- amino_acids - moderate savory core
- ethyl_lactate - soft creamy touch
Sake
- ethyl_caproate - apple and melon ginjo aroma marker
- isoamyl_acetate - banana-like ginjo aroma marker
- succinic_acid - umami and depth in sake palate structure
- lactic_acid - freshness and stability, especially in kimoto and yamahai contexts
- amino_acids - savory weight and food affinity
- glucose - sweetness body and mouthfeel balance
Legal and Protected Name Context
Honjozo and Table Sake
Protected names
Country: Japan
Authority: National Tax Agency
Law: special-designation and table-sake rules
Focus: honjozo and futsu-shu differentiation
Sake
Protected names
Country: Japan
Authority: National Tax Agency
Law: Liquor Tax Act and special-designation sake standards
Focus: seishu classification, polishing thresholds, junmai/ginjo/daiginjo/honjozo naming
Country: Japan
Authority: GI system for alcoholic beverages
Law: Geographical Indication protections for Japanese sake regions
Focus: protected origin names such as Yamagata and Hakusan
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Chemical Profile
Volatile Compounds (0)
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Nonvolatile Compounds (0)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo?
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as rice, mineral, clean. The medium-light body and dry sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo taste like?
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo is a Sake in the Honjozo and Table Sake family with 15.5% ABV. Expect a medium-light body, dry sweetness, and flavor cues such as rice, mineral, clean, light_fruit, umami.
How much does Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo cost?
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo usually sits in the mid-range price range for Sake. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.