Concept
If it’s only made from water and rice,
how come it tastes of apples?!
The secret to Ringo Pomme Pomme is its yeast, which produces apple flavours and aromas as well as high levels of malic acid, the same acid found in apples. It tastes just like biting into a fresh apple, even though not a single drop of fruit juice has been added. Welcome to “apple juice for grown-ups”.
In the year of its release, over ten thousand bottles have been sold, and it has been especially popular in Hong Kong and China. Ringo Pomme Pomme is the sake everybody is talking about.
Product
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Hachinohe Shurui Sake Brewery, Aomori Prefecture
Ringo Pomme Pomme
Rice: Aomori Prefecture-grown rice
ABV: 7%
It’s sake but overflowing with apples!
Refreshing acidity like biting into a freshly picked apple gently unfolds on the palate, perfectly balanced by a juicy sweetness. Serve well-chilled.
Back ground
Ringo Pomme Pomme, with its delicious apple flavours and cute label design, is a collaboration between Mottox and the Hachinohe Sake Brewery. Its low alcohol content of 7% and fresh fruit flavours will turn the world’s preconceived notions about sake on their head.
Ringo Pomme Pomme’s charming flavours will astonish you. It is made using only rice, koji and water – not a single flavouring is added.
We wanted to make something approachable, something cute and stylish – after over two years working on the concept and design, this is the final result.
Feature
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The naming of “Ringo Pomme Pomme”
The name Ringo Pomme Pomme comes from the Japanese and French words for “apple”.
Translated literally, it’s Apple Apple Apple – a cute name for a sake.
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It’s sake, but tastes of apples?!
The pronounced aromas of apple, the refreshing flavours and invigorating acidity are thanks to the choice of yeast used for fermentation, which creates high levels of malic acid, also found in apples.
It’s just like eating an apple freshly picked from the tree – even though not a single apple is used to make it. -
Like apple juice for adults!
Whereas most sake has an ABV of 15%, Ringo Pomme Pomme’s alcohol content is just 7%. Sweet but perfectly balanced with crisp acidity, this is a new and exciting drinking experience, that even people who don’t usually enjoy sake can drink effortlessly.
Pairing
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Cherry Jelly and Ringo Pomme PommeSweetness-focused pairing
A lovely pairing that brings out the best of the cherries’ fresh acidity and the jelly’s sweetness.
When it comes to pairing, a classic rule of thumb is to pair a sweet dish with a sweeter sake. The sweetness of sake and jelly harmonise here to excellent effect – not to mention, it looks gorgeous. -
Strawberry Mozzarella and Ringo Pomme PommeAcidity-focused pairing
This pairing interweaves the sweet yet slightly sour flavours of mozzarella cheese with Ringo Pomme Pomme’s acidity.
As for the strawberries, any fruit that contains a high level of malic acid is a great match for Ringo Pomme Pomme!
Ringo Pomme Pomme contains not only malic acid, but lactic acid too, like all sake – for this reason it’s a great match for dairy products such as cheese, the product of lactic acid fermentation. Drizzle some condensed milk on this dish to take it to the next level!
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