IslanderCalifornia Calrose
Jeng Lee
Sacramental rice. Super Dry, Floral, acidic. Long finish, not smooth.
Pair with uni.
Crisp on the nose. Temperature affecting acidity.
IslanderHokkaido Kitashizuku Junmai Ginjo
Jeng Lee
Mouthful of fruitiness.
More taste of alcohol. Creamy, pineapple, peach,
Ootoro (fatty, acidic) perfect with sake, and eel
IslanderYamada Nishiki Junmai Daiginjo 2022
Jeng Lee
Aging, rice difference,
Crisp, sweet,
Paired with
3. Smoked salmon/olive/onion, beef tataki/scallion, onion based chili sauce ketchup sake(?) shrimp/scallop/taro
4. Blue fin, squid,
IslanderHokkaido Junmai Daiginjo 2022
Jeng Lee
Paired with 1. sea urchin + shrimp roe, vinegrette seaweed
2. Aloha Tofu salad + 和風+ sesame dressing, yellow pepper
3. Smoked salmon, beef tataki, chili shrimp/hokkaido
Mineral, fruity.