Our smooth, deep-flavoured Izumi Genshu, winner of a Commended Award at this summer’s International Wine Challenge in London, England, has started to appear on LCBO shelves as part of the August 18 Vintages release. The Vintages release booklet, available at all LCBO stores, even has a write-up on our brewery as part of a mini-feature on sake! The tasting notes issued by the Vintages Tasting Panel read as follows:
“There is a lovely fruitiness to this crystal-clear sake. Aromas suggest pear and apple, plus a hint of apricot and even a touch of caramel. There is lots of fruitiness on the palate too, but is also quite dry. The finish is long and elegant” (Vintages panel, June 2012)
We will be supporting the launch with free public tastings of Izumi Genshu at LCBO Summerhill on Saturday, August 18, at LCBO Woodbine and Highway 7 on Sunday, August 19, and LCBO Dupont and Spadina on Sunday, August 26. Izumi Namacho will also be available for free sampling, as well as our own Izumi Sesame and Wasabi sakekasu dressings together with seaweed-wrapped rice crackers.
The full list of stores which will have Genshu by August 18 is as follows:
| Ajax-Kingston/Harwood |
| Ancaster-Golf Links Rd |
| London-Masonville |
| Markham – Hwy 7 & Woodbine |
| Markham- McCowan & Hwy 7 |
| Mississauga-Britannia/Mavis |
| Mississauga-Hwy 10/Eglinton |
| Mississauga-Southdown |
| Oakville-Cornwall/Trafalgar |
| Oakville-Dundas/Traflagar |
| Ottawa- Rideau & King Edward |
| Ottawa-Albert/Metcalfe |
| Ottawa-Bank/Walkley |
| Ottawa-Barrhaven |
| Ottawa-Glebe |
| Ottawa-Hunt Club/Merrivale |
| Ottawa-Innes |
| Pickering-Brock |
| Richmond Hill-Major Mackenzie & Leslie |
| Richmond Hill- Yonge & Hwy 7 |
| Toronto Central-Bay & Bloor (Manulife Centre) |
| Toronto Central-Dupont & Spadina |
| Toronto Central-Front/Jarvis |
| Toronto Central-Front/Sherbourne |
| Toronto Central-King/Spadina |
| Toronto Central-Laird & Eglinton (Leaside) |
| Toronto Central-Liberty Village |
| Toronto Central-Queen & Coxwell (The Beach) |
| Toronto Central-Queens Quay & Yonge |
| Toronto Central-Spadina & Dundas |
| Toronto Central-St Clair/Keele |
| Toronto Central-Yonge & Dundas (Atrium On Bay) |
| Toronto Central-Yonge & Eglinton (Yonge Eglinton Ctr) |
| Toronto Central-Yonge & Summerhill |
| Toronto Etobicoke-Bloor & Royal York (Kingsway) |
| Toronto Etobicoke-Burnhamthorpe & 427 |
| Toronto Etobicoke-Sherway |
| Toronto North-Avenue & Lawrence |
| Toronto North-Bayview & Sheppard (Bayview Village) |
| Toronto North-Fairview Mall |
| Toronto North-Lawrence & Don Mills |
| Toronto North-Wedgewood |
| Toronto North-Weston/401 |
| Toronto North-Wilson/Dufferin |
| Toronto North-Yonge & Empress (Empress Walk) |
| Toronto Scarborough-Danforth/VP |
| Toronto Scarborough-Steeles & Markham |
| Waterloo-King S & William |
Current inventory levels of Genshu at LCBO stores is updated daily at: http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/inventory/searchResults.do?language=EN&itemNumber=286120
Thank you for your ongoing support!