Kudoki Jozu
Kamenoo Brewery
Kudokijozu Jr. Mirai Junmai Daiginjo Sake Mirai 33
Kudoki Jozu Jr. Sake Mirai 33 Junmai Daiginjo
Kamenoi Shuzo • Yamagata, Japan
Technicals: Sake Mirai rice • 33% polish • Junmai Daiginjo • Ogawa No. 10 + M310 yeast • SMV −2 • Acidity 1.3 • Amino acidity 1.0 • 15.1% ABV • Namazume
Aroma: Expressive melon and banana with white flowers and a light sweet-rice note. The nose was strong to start. Faded over time. Cantalope, bubble gum and Nick said strawberry to start.
Palate: Soft and silky with a strong touch of sweetness up front. Ripe melon and delicate fruit give way to clean acidity and underlying rice umami. Polished and balanced through the finish, with lingering fruit. It leans sweet. Put in an ice bath which tamed it over time. Recently bottled. — a month ago
Norman
Kudoki Jozu (くどき上手) Junmai Ginjo
Brewery: Kamenoi Shuzo, Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Classification: Junmai Ginjo
Rice: Shonai Miyama Nishiki
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 16–17%
SMV: +1
Acidity: 1.2
Yeast: Ogawa #10
Prefecture: Yamagata
This is the standard Kudoki Jozu Junmai Ginjo, recognizable by the ukiyo-e woman label. Kamenoi Shuzo uses highly polished rice across its range and is particularly associated with #10-family yeast, which tends toward lower acidity and an elegant aromatic profile. This bottling is described as soft and clean with a gentle floral character and notes of green apple and pear.
Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas. — 8 days ago