300 ml. The top of the line when it comes to the Joto brand in the US. Notes of melon and pear -- very standard junmai daiginjo stuff. Quite yummy, but as usual with JDG in the US, quite expensive (especially at a restaurant).
Although you don't expect much from one cup-style sake, this was particularly...tasteless. Not in a bad way necessarily, but by far lacking in any discernable flavor notes versus the five other types of sake we tasted that day at I'ma Detroit.
300ml. Although not quite as sugary sweet as other low-grade sparkling sake sold in the U.S., it is still nothing to really get excited over. Decent small-bubble carbonation leads to a pleasantly crisp mouthfeel. 7% ABV.
300ml. Impressive marketing, with the unique bottle, label, and cloth on top of the cap. Label is a bit too "busy" for my tastes, and totally eschews the traditional labeling format used in Japan (not always a bad thing for foreign markets, but a bit much here).
Inside we find a very tasty JDG, light-bodied with notes of pear and melon. A bit expensive to drink on the regular (this 300ml was $20.99), but a delicious treat on occasion.
720 ml. Very mild, drinkable junmai -- one of the better ones I've had lately. Same quality level as the previously reviewed Sōtō Junmai, but without the mild alcohol bite at the end (despite the slightly higher ABV of 14.9%).
720 ml. Like the bottle. The text on the label is a bit scattered, but it works OK (although tough to find the information usually found easily on more traditional designs). Taste is pretty decent, although with a bit of alcohol on the back-end (despite the relatively mild 14% ABV).
300 ml. Ugly, cheap-looking label. Sake was unimpressive overall, but it was one of the only namazakes available in the area. No bottling date visible, so I'm wondering if it is old stock that has gone bad...
300 ml. A very full-bodied JDG, much heavier than even many JG sakes I have tasted recently. A bit surprising -- tasted more like a junmai. Bit pricey at $15/bottle.
720 ml. Perfectly decent junmai sake. Noticed it on a local Asian restaurant menu and had it there, so decided to give a full bottle a try. Good price for a decent drink (around $12), but nothing special.