There is science and art to food and wine pairing, but instead of the complicated rules and guidelines, it is your palate that matters at the end of the day. Apart from seafood and Japanese food, sake also goes well together with a variety of cheeses with different textures and tastes. Awaken your taste buds with these sake and cheese pairings.
Complementary Freshness
Brillat Savarin Triple Cream Cheese
100g
Fukucho Seafood White Koji Junmai
720mL
The viscosity of cream cheese contrasts the high acidity of the sake, giving a pleasant milky flavour.
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Creaminess x Lactic Tang
Roitelet Brie Cheese
100g
Dewazakura ML Fermented Tokubetsu Junmai
720mL
Mild milky semi-soft brie tastes similar to this sake, with mild lactic acid, giving a balanced richness.
Enhanced Umami
Istara Petit Basque Ewe Cheese
100g
Izumibashi Rakufumai Junmai Daiginjo
720mL
The combination of ewe cheese and mellow, rich sake makes for a mouth-watering savoury aftertaste.
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Richness x Mellowness
Golden Gouda Cheese
80g
Hakkaisan Yukimuro 3-Year-Aged Junmai Ginjo
720mL
Rich gouda with semi-hard texture is always a perfect partner with aged sake.
Complementary Aroma x Body
Les Frères Marchand Comté Cheese 30+ Months
100g
Born Tokusen Junmai Daiginjo
720mL
The nutty aroma of aged cheese and the fruitiness of junmai daiginjo complement each other.
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Blue Cheese x Kimoto
Les Frères Marchand Les Roquefort Artisanal Blue Cheese
100g
Tamagawa Time Machine Kimoto Junmai
360mL
Savoury aged cheese just hits it off with this epoch-making sake.