Pete W若竹Wakatake onikoroshi純米大吟醸Oomuraya ShuzojoShizuoka2023-06-26T21:21:24.210Z6/26/202318Pete WRich and fairly dry. A demon slayer indeed.
Pete WAtagonomatsu本醸造Niizawa JozotenMiyagi2023-05-13T23:00:12.900Z5/13/202318Pete WRich apple and floral notes. A lovely dry honjozo from Miyagi prefecture.
Pete WIzumofujiAncient Shrine純米Fuji ShuzoShimane2023-05-05T21:39:13.682Z5/5/202319Pete WRicher than I had expected from a junmai. Really nice roundness and dry at SMV +4.5. My first from Shimane prefecture.
Pete WShotokuKaraku tokubetsu純米生酛Shotoku ShuzoKyoto2023-04-21T22:09:54.634Z4/21/20235Pete WA bold slightly dry sake. Smooth mouth feel.
Pete WShochikubai Shirakabegura純米生酛Takara Shuzo ShirakabeguraHyogo2022-12-27T23:35:20.406Z12/27/202217Pete WVery fine.SMV +2 so on the dry side which I like.
Pete WKuromatsu HakushikaSennenju純米大吟醸Tatsumahonke ShuzoHyogo2022-11-22T23:10:16.383Z11/22/202227Pete WI usually go for drier sake. The acidity offsets the SMV of 0 to make this nicely balanced.
Pete WHakkaisanSnow aged 3 years純米大吟醸Hakkai JozoNiigata2022-07-22T22:25:17.157Z7/22/202218Pete WVery smooth. Floral notes, melon, asian pear.
Pete WHakushikaKuromatso Sennenju純米吟醸Tatsumahonke ShuzoHyogo2022-06-24T23:27:46.654Z6/24/2022Bushido Izayaki2
Pete WHakkaisan純米大吟醸Hakkai JozoNiigata2022-05-19T23:06:45.277Z5/19/202221Pete WHand made all Koji, and spring water from melted snow – “pure water of the god Raiden” is used.
Pete WHakkaisanTokubetsu本醸造Hakkai JozoNiigata2022-05-06T22:57:27.184Z5/6/202214Pete WThe classic Hakkaisan sake. I appreciate the light dry nature. SMV +4.
Pete WHakutsuruSho-Une純米大吟醸Hakutsuru ShuzoHyogo2021-10-08T22:31:58.110Z10/8/202113Pete WRich and dry. SMV +2. SHO-UNE, meaning “soaring clouds”, is a supreme Japanese saké using only the finest rice, Yamada-Nishiki, and Nada’s famed natural spring water Miyamizu.
Pete WKikuhimeKinken “Golden Sword”純米KikuhimeIshikawa2021-09-08T21:54:39.085Z9/8/202121Pete WAged For Two Years At The Brewery, Released, And Then Aged For Two More Years By Kazu Yamazaki.
Pete WKikusuiChrysanthemum Mist純米大吟醸Kikusui ShuzoNiigata2021-06-25T02:41:29.089Z6/24/202115Pete WLight and dry. Hints of apple and perhaps mango.
Pete WKontekiPearls of Simplicity純米大吟醸Higashiyama ShuzoKyoto2021-06-14T22:36:34.373Z6/14/202119Pete WVery clean taste. Floral, hint of licorice. SMV +2.
Pete WShichihon'yari純米Tomita SaketenShiga2021-05-30T23:48:35.815Z5/30/202125Pete WRich and dry. Drinking it watching a documentary about the battle of Shizugatake fought near the brewery in 1583.
Pete W沢の鶴Minume大吟醸生酛SawanotsuruHyogo2021-04-05T21:59:17.341Z4/5/202115Pete WLight and dry SMV +1. Light floral and banana.
Pete WAmabukiGin no KurenaiAmabuki ShuzoSaga2021-03-14T18:40:35.584Z3/14/202129Pete WA rose sake! Saganohano rice. Rich raspberry and cassis. Pink Nadashino yeast. SMV +3.
Pete WShichida純米Tenzan ShuzoSaga2021-03-14T18:23:50.456Z3/14/202128Pete WRich and dry. Everything I like in a junmai.
Pete WJoyo特別純米Joyo ShuzoKyoto2021-02-20T23:27:24.968Z2/20/202113Pete WRefreshing, dry though I cannot find an SMV for it.
Pete WTakatenjin純米大吟醸Doi ShuzojoShizuoka2021-02-08T23:38:15.277Z2/8/202118Pete WThis sake was made to commemorate legendary Hase Toji, who brewed here until his nineties.