Chilled
Strong banana flavors on the nose and initial taste. Creamy texture that feels like an unfiltered gives way to roughness on the tongue. Nice acidity.
Not my favorite sake, a weird mix of crisp flavors and strange mouthfeel, but not terrible either.
70/100
Sadly I don’t think the sake is under best condition when I drink - as it has lost the fruity and elegant part of it. Instead it comes with roasted nuts and slight umami feel - also a bit of bamboo and minty feel. Signs of oxidization.
Sake not easy to be found in Japan or Hong Kong. Thanks for a friend bringing it all the way back from New York. To my surprise it is quite a nicely done Junmai Ginjo which gives you the fruity sweetness on palate & smell. Perhaps hard water from US gives you the cream and yogurt lactic acid feel. It is not an elegant type but it wont be too full body which can still be paired with food.
Chilled
Dry with a little bit of bite on initial taste. Rough almost carbonated mouth feel and a bit of bracing bitterness on the relatively quick finish. Maybe a hint of grape (but not in a wine kind of way)
Overall good but seems to lack a strong distinguishing character.