Rose Yeast. Peachy color with rose and cherry blossom aromas. Light bodied and relatively light in flavor. The finish was short. Not a lot of memorable points.
Pairing: tuna midsection, grilled chicken wings
Score: 88/100
Quirky Sensation. Aroma has slight apple notes, small white flowers, vanilla. Light bodied, smooth in the mouth, with ice cream flavors on the finish. This is a wine to drink.
Pairing: potato chips, mashed potatoes, Spanish ham.
Rating: 90/100
Last time I drank 2019, today it's 2018. savory flavors, refreshing and rich. Too good to drink!
Pairs well with dried ceviche, duck tongue, and large bamboo sandwich fish.
Rating: 94/100
I bought this sake at the Nonguchi Shohiko Research Center in Kannon Shimo-cho, and brought it back to China after traveling thousands of miles. Drinking it off at a party with friends today. Although 17 degrees, the alcohol feeling is not very strong. The aroma is strong and charming. There are some flavors of honeydew melon and pear. The mouth is soft, the body is thick, and the aftertaste is long. Sweet aftertaste.
Score: 91/100
Very wonderful. The aroma is light, quiet and elegant. Slight green apple. Lingering, crisp body, very drinkable despite the 16 degree alcohol, cheers. Marvelous.
Score: 94/100
Super full of bubbles! Scared the hell out of me. Raw rice flavors are strong and slightly acidic, with a rich, concentrated body, long finish, and a slightly anti-bitter finish. Extremely refreshing!
Pair with a top delicacy: Echizen Shio sea urchin, purchased from Fukui tentatsu. expensive but superbly paired with the ultimate freshness.
Rating: 93/100
Extremely mellow and very old school in style. Cooked rice, rice cake, and kombucha flavors are evident.
Pairs well with: dried squid, chicken.
Score: 89/100
Grapefruit, melon, apple, some savory flavors. In the mouth it's rich and full-bodied with a nice acidity.
Pairs well with peanuts, sweet water, sweet shrimp.
Score: 91/100
The aroma is refreshing and plain with aromas of cooked rice, dried fish and cucumber. In the mouth, it is fresh and light, with the smell of rice cake. Medium finish. Not typical.
Pairs well with shredded squid and buns.
Rating: 90/100
Aromas: pear, apple, honeydew melon. Served at snow-cooled temperatures, it is sweet in the mouth with a rounded finish, slightly cloying when the temperature comes down.
Pair with shredded squid and sweet shrimp.
Score: 92/100
Flowers for cold drinks. Aromas of apple, pear, jasmine, hints of honeydew melon and cooked rice. Crisp and sweet on the palate with a clean finish.
Serve at room temperature. Aroma of cooked rice, honeydew melon and pineapple. Complex mouthfeel, kombucha, rice cake, rounded finish.
Rating: 93/100
The brandy has a pronounced apple aroma, a delicate and elegant mouthfeel, a sweet aftertaste, and is sweet without being cloying. A very special wine.
Rating: 92/100
The bottle is very pretty and can be used as a vase for flower arrangements.
One hundred percent Akitsuko, with a delicate and complex nose of green fruits, floral notes, and a hint of rice cake.
Lingering in the mouth with high acidity, slightly sweet and well balanced. The wine is complex with a medium finish.
Pair with fallen peanuts, dried beans, and shredded squid.
Score: 93/100
I watched cherry blossoms at Yoshinoyama, ate soba noodles, and drank Hanaba. Refreshing and pure, easy to drink and good without burden.
Rating: 90/100
Drink it on the Uwajima-Matsuyama express train. The wine is full-bodied and gorgeous, with a rich, purposeful flavor and a full-bodied mouthfeel. Comfortable with falling peanuts.
Score: 90/100
Opened the bottle with a boom. Uses Akitsuho Sake Rice, super hard water. The honeydew melon aroma is very pronounced, interspersed with a light sake rice will flavor. The body is delicate, slightly acidic, with a sweet aftertaste. Pleasantly balanced. Pair with bluefin tuna midsection, and large bamboo sandwich fish.
Score: 91/100
Pair with Thai food. Pineapple-apple aromas are evident, complexity has improved from some time in the freezer, and the wine is round and slightly alcoholic.
Score: 90/100