Wesley Keppel-HenryKinpo Shizenshu番外品 生モト純米酒純米生酒Niida HonkeFukushima3/8/2016, 9:55:18 AM2Wesley Keppel-HenryGrassy & bitter but somehow still good... because yeasty & raw-tasting I guess? ****
Wesley Keppel-HenryIwakikotobuki山発純米原酒 赤ラベル純米山廃原酒鈴木酒造店 長井蔵Yamagata3/8/2016, 9:47:13 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryMildish & yeasty like a 本生 long, round, filling flavor. ****
Wesley Keppel-HenryAbukuma純米吟釀生詰源酒ひやおろし純米吟醸原酒Genba HontenFukushima3/8/2016, 9:37:22 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryPleasantly sweet & spicy. Sharply vegetale on the finish. ****
Wesley Keppel-HenrySaijotsuru純米吟醸西條鶴醸造Hiroshima3/8/2016, 9:28:23 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryA little different aroma, or is this one mire bitter? Olive-y? Flavors different too - sweet & sour! ****
Wesley Keppel-HenrySaijotsuru純米吟醸生酒西條鶴醸造Hiroshima3/8/2016, 9:25:22 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryThe other tasters preferred the nama over the regular junmai ginjo, but I didn't. Acidity replaced by astringency. ***
Wesley Keppel-HenrySaijotsuru吟醸原酒西條鶴醸造Hiroshima3/8/2016, 9:21:20 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryAn amazake-like flavor profile, only boozier & less sweet. Served chilled. ***
Wesley Keppel-HenrySaijotsuru吟醸西條鶴醸造Hiroshima3/8/2016, 9:18:09 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenrySome amazake-like presence. Mild & sweet, more watery & less rich than their nama junmai. ****
Wesley Keppel-HenrySaijotsuru純米生酒西條鶴醸造Hiroshima3/8/2016, 9:15:06 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryFruity, amazake-like aroma. Pretty rich - would satisfy quickly & I wouldn't be able to drink much. *****
Wesley Keppel-HenryHakubotanHakubotan ShuzoHiroshima3/8/2016, 9:04:25 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryReally sweet, but totally hit the spot at the time. ****さけのわChanged the brand from 'Hakubotan Amazake' to 'Hakubotan'.
Wesley Keppel-HenryHakubotanHakubotan ShuzoHiroshima3/8/2016, 9:01:02 AM1Wesley Keppel-HenryPleasantly sweet. Cheap packaging made me think it would taste bad, but didn't! ***さけのわChanged the brand from 'Hakubotan Light Cup' to 'Hakubotan'さけのわbecause we use 'Hakubotan' as a brand name not 'Hakubotan something'.さけのわAnyway, sorry about the wrong yomikata and thank you so much for the correction!
Wesley Keppel-HenryKakurei純米大吟醸Aoki ShuzoNiigata3/4/2016, 3:56:31 PM2Wesley Keppel-HenryA solid junmai daiginjo, with a distinctive aroma that makes it stand out as something special to me. ****