RoyskiI got the chance to visit Rihaku and I knew of them from drinking Wandering Port and Dreamy Cloud in the US. Caro stuck out to me, not just from the pink color from the black rice used. It is a light body with a medium acidity. Not very sweet and even finishes a little tart for the front of the toung. The back and sides of the toung is where it feels sweet for the first part of the after taste. The soft sweetness reminds me a bit of kampyo. Delightful sake for the mouth and eyes.
RoyskiWow. What an interesting sake! The aroma comes off as a sweet peach. The flavor and feel starts as a soft syrup without being too sweet. Very light green grape flavor for me. What really makes this sake stand out is when the acidity kicks in. With a medium body, it feels nice to let the sake sit on the toung. As you do, it starts to tingle as if the sake is carbonated, but it isn't. If you have ever eaten Rice Crispy cereal, it has a similar mouth feel but with a tough of alcohol. Amazing.
RoyskiI got this on Okunoshima after wandering and feeding wonderful rabbits among dark ruins. This feels special since Okunoshima was the first destination in Japan I know I wanted to go.
I find this sake a bright sweetness that swiftly falling off to a soft dryness. I doesn't leave any sharp or tangy after taste. Medium acidity and a light body. A fantastic sake to sit back and enjoy sip after sip.
RoyskiI picked up Eiko's Nigori at a souvenir shop near Dogo Onsen. I was delighted with it, and I realized the warehouse was a short walk away, so I went. Through my little Japanese, I expressed my enjoyment and desire to try something special. They recommended Fresh Green, a limited yearly release.
It was a delightful sake! Light and crisp with a lovely gentle sweetness. A perfect touch of acidity. Everyone I shared this with at the guest house was enjoying it, from sake lovers to new drinkers.
RoyskiI say this on a shelf of a souvenir shop near Dogo Onsen. it caught my eye since I was in the mood for a nigori, and the way this looked while separated made it seem thick. As a bonus, it's from just down the street.
Wow this sake is thick. There is a lot of mouth feel from the rice particles, but in a pleasant way. It is very creamy. The sweetness isn't too strong and didn't linger. A heavy feeling easy to drink nigori. paired well with the salt and iyokan peel chocolate too.
RoyskiThis was the first proper sake I have gotten on my bike trip across Japan. since I'm camping I don't have this at quite the right temperature.
it starts off with a round mouth feel, like a smooth marble. light and undescriptly sweet. the finish tastes like it wasn't to be a slightly tart pear. I am drinking this too warm so the alcohol over powers the finish.
While rainy, it was nice to enjoy on a rest day on a beach north of Miyazaki.
RoyskiI was hesitant seeing this cheap looking labele in the store, but I have never had a ginjo-shu or a sake from Shimane.
As for the sake, it was the first sake I have had that reminred me of melon. Something like a Crenshaw or Christmas melon. The body is light and leaves a slight tinge on after taste. It tastes like a nigori, but a bit lighter.
I'm glad I tried this, as it was amazing, but also Gassan is not far off my planned bike route across Japan for next year. Maybe I'll have to stop by.
RoyskiFirst, I am very much a fan of the presentation. A simple lable with an eye catching bottle texture. The sake is not very aromatic, but comes on strong in the first taste. It is bright and tart. The sake feels close to sour, but doesn't quite break into what I would consider sour. This makes this sake very refreshing. The alcohol leaves a short tinge, but the flavor finishes clean. With a medium body, it is a very enjoyable experience sip after sip.
RoyskiThis sake is one of my new favorites. There wasn't much of an aroma that I could pick up at the time, but I did notice it's more earthy hue, likely from what the sake was stored in for the aging process. The flavor was a soft roll on of vanilla, without it feeling sweet or having a tart after taste. The later notes were fruity, mostly an apple flavor, with the alcohol providing a crisp finish. What I found most unique about this sake was the heavy body despite being filtered. Delightful.
RoyskiThis sake has one of the strongest aromas I have encountered yet. It is a pleasant soft caramel. The flavor begins gently with an unsweet vanilla at the top of the toung.
RoyskiThis is a sake I have had before, but the bottle was mis-handled and I never got to make an entry here. This, this was long awaited, as I remember this sake being the first filtered sake I really enjoyed.
This sake holds up to my memory. On the front, it is softly sweet, like cotton candy grapes. Holds a medium body as the sweetness fades to a gentle sour. It finishes with a gentle bite and a flavor similar to zabaglione.
This was a fantastic sake to delight my new sake drinker friends.
RoyskiThis sake came highly recommend from a friend, after his cycling trip in Japan.
This is a very smooth sake. Very delicate aroma, something slightly floral. The flavor comes quick. It rolls on of a soft white grape wrapped in hibiscus. Being slightly dry let's the alcohol time to slowly disapate off the toung with minimal bite. Bright with a medium body makes this a well rounded experience.
RoyskiThis bottle was sitting in the back of someone's wine rack. A surprise to find and drink.
As for the sake, it is one of the more unique profiles I have had. It open with hardly any aroma. I couldn't quite pin a smell. The favor is of a soft pear. The alcohol doesn't bite at all. Very smooth with a bit heavier of a body. As it washes off the toung, there is a brief hint of mint. Something I have never had with sake, but very much enjoy.
RoyskiNot a sweet sake, but soft and pleasing. The middle profile is of a sour plum after a rather neutral front. The aftertaste has a mossy sharp tinge.
RoyskiThe sweet front of the sake is muted nicely by the carbonation. As the sake settles a soft pear flavor is layed on the toung. It finishes neutral and clean, ready for the next sip.
RoyskiVery thick and creamy appearance. Starts with a sweet milky pear flavor. Washes out with some tingling bite. The thicker viscosity lingers with some acidity.
RoyskiIncredibly clean. Simple and smooth, yet complex. Soft on initiation with a clean finish. Come back for a blend of apple and pear notes dashed with sweet warming spices.