Pete W若竹Wakatake onikoroshi純米大吟醸Oomuraya ShuzojoShizuoka2023/6/26 21:21:242023/6/2618Pete WRich and fairly dry. A demon slayer indeed.
Pete WAtagonomatsu本醸造Niizawa JozotenMiyagi2023/5/13 23:00:122023/5/1318Pete WRich apple and floral notes. A lovely dry honjozo from Miyagi prefecture.
Pete WIzumofujiAncient Shrine純米Fuji ShuzoShimane2023/5/5 21:39:132023/5/520Pete WRicher than I had expected from a junmai. Really nice roundness and dry at SMV +4.5. My first from Shimane prefecture.
Pete WShotokuKaraku tokubetsu純米生酛Shotoku ShuzoKyoto2023/4/21 22:09:542023/4/215Pete WA bold slightly dry sake. Smooth mouth feel.
Pete WShochikubai Shirakabegura純米生酛Takara Shuzo ShirakabeguraHyogo2022/12/27 23:35:202022/12/2717Pete WVery fine.SMV +2 so on the dry side which I like.
Pete WKuromatsu HakushikaSennenju純米大吟醸Tatsumahonke ShuzoHyogo2022/11/22 23:10:162022/11/2227Pete WI usually go for drier sake. The acidity offsets the SMV of 0 to make this nicely balanced.
Pete WHakkaisanSnow aged 3 years純米大吟醸Hakkai JozoNiigata2022/7/22 22:25:172022/7/2218Pete WVery smooth. Floral notes, melon, asian pear.
Pete WHakushikaKuromatso Sennenju純米吟醸Tatsumahonke ShuzoHyogo2022/6/24 23:27:462022/6/24Bushido Izayaki2
Pete WHakkaisan純米大吟醸Hakkai JozoNiigata2022/5/19 23:06:452022/5/1921Pete WHand made all Koji, and spring water from melted snow – “pure water of the god Raiden” is used.
Pete WHakkaisanTokubetsu本醸造Hakkai JozoNiigata2022/5/6 22:57:272022/5/614Pete WThe classic Hakkaisan sake. I appreciate the light dry nature. SMV +4.
Pete WHakutsuruSho-Une純米大吟醸Hakutsuru ShuzoHyogo2021/10/8 22:31:582021/10/813Pete WRich and dry. SMV +2. SHO-UNE, meaning “soaring clouds”, is a supreme Japanese saké using only the finest rice, Yamada-Nishiki, and Nada’s famed natural spring water Miyamizu.
Pete WKikuhimeKinken “Golden Sword”純米KikuhimeIshikawa2021/9/8 21:54:392021/9/821Pete WAged For Two Years At The Brewery, Released, And Then Aged For Two More Years By Kazu Yamazaki.
Pete WKikusuiChrysanthemum Mist純米大吟醸Kikusui ShuzoNiigata2021/6/25 02:41:292021/6/2415Pete WLight and dry. Hints of apple and perhaps mango.
Pete WKontekiPearls of Simplicity純米大吟醸Higashiyama ShuzoKyoto2021/6/14 22:36:342021/6/1419Pete WVery clean taste. Floral, hint of licorice. SMV +2.
Pete WShichihon'yari純米Tomita SaketenShiga2021/5/30 23:48:352021/5/3025Pete WRich and dry. Drinking it watching a documentary about the battle of Shizugatake fought near the brewery in 1583.
Pete W沢の鶴Minume大吟醸生酛SawanotsuruHyogo2021/4/5 21:59:172021/4/515Pete WLight and dry SMV +1. Light floral and banana.
Pete WAmabukiGin no KurenaiAmabuki ShuzoSaga2021/3/14 18:40:352021/3/1429Pete WA rose sake! Saganohano rice. Rich raspberry and cassis. Pink Nadashino yeast. SMV +3.
Pete WShichida純米Tenzan ShuzoSaga2021/3/14 18:23:502021/3/1428Pete WRich and dry. Everything I like in a junmai.
Pete WJoyo特別純米Joyo ShuzoKyoto2021/2/20 23:27:242021/2/2013Pete WRefreshing, dry though I cannot find an SMV for it.
Pete WTakatenjin純米大吟醸Doi ShuzojoShizuoka2021/2/8 23:38:152021/2/818Pete WThis sake was made to commemorate legendary Hase Toji, who brewed here until his nineties.