North American Sake Brewery

North American Sake Brewery Junmai Ginjo Nigori "Big Baby"

Size 375mL

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"Big Baby" is a Nigori style of sake. Literally translating as "cloudy" Nigori sake is unfiltered, containing residual unfermented rice particles. This appears as a creamy sediment at the bottom of the bottle. It's best given a quick shake before serving in order to fully experience its bold, rustic profile.

Aside from it's lack of filtration, Big Baby is a Junmai Ginjo style of sake. That means that it's made with rice polished to between 40%-60% of its original weight and that it's lightly fortified with brewer's alcohol for flavor.

Nigori sake tends to have a more assertive flavor profile than filtered sake. You'll find notes of cinnamon and clove on the palate, and perhaps a little sweetness as well.

About North American Sake Brewery

North American Sake Brewery was officially founded in 2016 by Jeremy Goldstein and Andrew Centofante, but their story begins many years prior to that. Andrew was working for Semester at Sea, which allowed him to travel all over the world. He had many stops in Japan and discovered an immediate reverence for Japanese culture. Jeremy was a film producer, and while filming a documentary in Asia, he grew very fond of Japanese people, their food, and the country’s incredibly rich history. But it wasn’t until 2014, while on a trip for a film project in Los Angeles, Jeremy was exposed to truly great Japanese sake. In the past, he had experienced warmed sake at American sushi restaurants, but this was an altogether different and illuminating occasion. A professional Sake Sommelier guided a tasting with several fresh, cold sakes that would forever change his life. When Jeremy returned to Charlottesville, he ran into his friend Andrew and told him about his sake experience. Andrew jumped at the chance to find great sake again and the two began enjoying sake together, finding special bottles of delicious, umami-rich sakes. One night after a few too many glasses (or bottles, really) of sake, Andrew asked the fateful question: Do you think we could try making a homebrew batch? It wasn’t long after that night that Andrew fermented his first batch which led to converted his basement into a full-time sake brewing operation. He and Jeremy would travel to Japan and the USA, visiting other sake brewers, learning the craft, becoming certified as Sake Professionals, and bringing their sake to many private parties & tastings around their hometown of Charlottesville, VA. A few years later on August 25th, 2018, the North American Sake Brewery would have its grand opening at their current space in the IX Art Park. Andrew continues his passion for sake as the Head Brewer, while Jeremy takes the leadership role on the business end. Together, they continue to spread the gospel of great craft sake, and look forward to many years of pushing the boundaries of their industry.