Brand: Endo
Bottle: Naotora Junmai Ginjo NamaSake
Well balanced rice-y taste and slight hint of sweetness aftertaste. Easy to drink bottle
Score: 4/5 (will recommend)
Brand: 一歩己 (Ibuki)
Bottle: 無濾過 純米生原酒 (Unfiltered raw Junmai)
Slight sweetness and rice-y initial taste followed by clear and refreshing after taste.
Score: 3.5/5 (may buy again)
Brand: Morishima Shuzo (森島酒造)
Bottle: Miyama Nishiki Junmai Ginjo Shiboritate Nama Genshu
Slightly rice-y initial taste with refreshing sweet and clear after taste. Nice sake recommended to be first bottle due
Score: 4/5 (will recommend)
Brand: 満寿泉 (Masuizumi)
Bottle: 純米吟醸 生酒 (Junmai Ginjo Raw Sake)
Strong rice-y initial taste with slightly refreshing sweet and acidic after taste. Nice sake but not recommended to be first bottle due to strong alcohol
Score: 4/5 (will recommend)
Brand: Endo Shuzo
Bottle: Char 'Halley' Junmai
Strong rice-y initial taste followed by clear and refreshing after taste. Easy drink to start of the night.
Score: 3.5/5 (may buy again)
Brand: Urari
Bottle: Junmai Usunigori
Slightly refreshing sour and gassy initial taste followed by a clear/crisp + slightly strong alcohol after taste. Not suitable to be 1st bottle, maybe 2nd or 3rd
Score: 3.5/5 (may buy again)
Brand: Tamazakura
Bottle: Torotoro Nigori Nama Junmai Sake
Very smooth and clear initial taste with slight rice-y taste. Similar finish to Makgeolli but less the acidity
Score: 3.5/5
Brand: SHINOMINE
Bottle: DOBUROKU UNREFINED SAKE NAMA GENSHU
Raw cloudy sake. Strong fruity sour/acidic initial taste that is quickly followed by a sweet rice-y taste. Slight bubbly which makes it more enjoyable
Score: 3.5/5 (may buy again)
Brand: YAMANOKOTOBUKI
Bottle: GOOD TIMES SHIBORITATE NAMA
Medium body rice-y Initial taste. A very slight dry and crisp after taste which makes it an easy drink for sake beginner
Score: 3.5/5 (may buy again)
Brand: Senkin
Bottle: Risshun Asashibori Junmai Ginjo Nama Sake
Clear initial taste with light sweetness after taste. Does not have the usual “rice” taste that traditional sake have. Light acidic sweetness taste that is not overwhelming
Score: 4/5 (will recommend)