{"product_id":"noguchi-naohiko-honjozo-21-720ml","title":"NOGUCHI NAOHIKO HONJOZO 21 農口尚彦研究所 本醸造 無濾過生原酒 vintage 720ml","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"722\"\u003eBrewed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eNoguchi Naohiko Kenkyujo\u003c\/strong\u003e (農口尚彦研究所) in \u003cstrong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eIshikawa Prefecture\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"586\"\u003eHonjozo 21 Muroka Nama Genshu\u003c\/em\u003e (本醸造 無濾過生原酒) is a bold, unfiltered expression from Japan’s most revered toji — \u003cstrong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"685\"\u003eNoguchi Naohiko\u003c\/strong\u003e, often called \u003cem data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"720\"\u003e“The God of Sake.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eThis vintage (Year 21 release) reflects the brewery’s ongoing exploration of sake’s depth and time. 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