Junmai Daiginjo-shu bought at Chapinstow, London. It is a raw sake. It has a dry taste. Unpatseurised sake.
Unpatseurised sake. Dry taste. Weak smell and aroma, you can feel the taste if alcohol.
3.5/5
✖️ don't buy again: it's a welcome change from the softer Junmai Daiginjo we usually have, but it isn't my favourite.
The mouthfeel is as punchy as the name "Raijin".
Although it is said to be after a month's aging, it is an interesting sake that has a very smooth and elegant taste, while the sense of wildness is very much felt on the tongue and down the throat.
It is said to be the oldest sake brewery in Japan.
The sake has a profound feeling, yet it is delicious and can be easily drunk cold.
The aroma spreads in the mouth and makes you feel pleasantly intoxicated.
Today, a Junmai Daiginjo Yamazakura Momo (YASURA) from Sudo Honke in Ibaraki Prefecture: ❗️
The aroma is faintly like old sake. The first sip has a dense texture on the tongue. After that, it has a numbness and a deep flavor like old sake. ❗️The sake we drank this time was last year's sake, so it was a nama-zake, but it didn't have much of a nama-zake feel. ❗️❗️