Pete W若竹Wakatake onikoroshi純米大吟醸Oomuraya ShuzojoShizuoka6/26/2023, 9:21:24 PM6/26/202318Pete WRich and fairly dry. A demon slayer indeed.
Pete WAtagonomatsu本醸造Niizawa JozotenMiyagi5/13/2023, 11:00:12 PM5/13/202318Pete WRich apple and floral notes. A lovely dry honjozo from Miyagi prefecture.
Pete WIzumofujiAncient Shrine純米Fuji ShuzoShimane5/5/2023, 9:39:13 PM5/5/202320Pete 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 ShuzoKyoto4/21/2023, 10:09:54 PM4/21/20235Pete WA bold slightly dry sake. Smooth mouth feel.
Pete WShochikubai Shirakabegura純米生酛Takara Shuzo ShirakabeguraHyogo12/27/2022, 11:35:20 PM12/27/202217Pete WVery fine.SMV +2 so on the dry side which I like.
Pete WKuromatsu HakushikaSennenju純米大吟醸Tatsumahonke ShuzoHyogo11/22/2022, 11:10:16 PM11/22/202227Pete 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 JozoNiigata7/22/2022, 10:25:17 PM7/22/202218Pete WVery smooth. Floral notes, melon, asian pear.
Pete WHakushikaKuromatso Sennenju純米吟醸Tatsumahonke ShuzoHyogo6/24/2022, 11:27:46 PM6/24/2022Bushido Izayaki2
Pete WHakkaisan純米大吟醸Hakkai JozoNiigata5/19/2022, 11:06:45 PM5/19/202221Pete WHand made all Koji, and spring water from melted snow – “pure water of the god Raiden” is used.
Pete WHakkaisanTokubetsu本醸造Hakkai JozoNiigata5/6/2022, 10:57:27 PM5/6/202214Pete WThe classic Hakkaisan sake. I appreciate the light dry nature. SMV +4.
Pete WHakutsuruSho-Une純米大吟醸Hakutsuru ShuzoHyogo10/8/2021, 10:31:58 PM10/8/202113Pete 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KikuhimeIshikawa9/8/2021, 9:54:39 PM9/8/202121Pete 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 ShuzoNiigata6/25/2021, 2:41:29 AM6/24/202115Pete WLight and dry. Hints of apple and perhaps mango.
Pete WKontekiPearls of Simplicity純米大吟醸Higashiyama ShuzoKyoto6/14/2021, 10:36:34 PM6/14/202119Pete WVery clean taste. Floral, hint of licorice. SMV +2.
Pete WShichihon'yari純米Tomita SaketenShiga5/30/2021, 11:48:35 PM5/30/202125Pete 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SawanotsuruHyogo4/5/2021, 9:59:17 PM4/5/202115Pete WLight and dry SMV +1. Light floral and banana.
Pete WAmabukiGin no KurenaiAmabuki ShuzoSaga3/14/2021, 6:40:35 PM3/14/202129Pete WA rose sake! Saganohano rice. Rich raspberry and cassis. Pink Nadashino yeast. SMV +3.
Pete WShichida純米Tenzan ShuzoSaga3/14/2021, 6:23:50 PM3/14/202128Pete WRich and dry. Everything I like in a junmai.
Pete WJoyo特別純米Joyo ShuzoKyoto2/20/2021, 11:27:24 PM2/20/202113Pete WRefreshing, dry though I cannot find an SMV for it.
Pete WTakatenjin純米大吟醸Doi ShuzojoShizuoka2/8/2021, 11:38:15 PM2/8/202118Pete WThis sake was made to commemorate legendary Hase Toji, who brewed here until his nineties.