This was all part of our Sake Day 2025 experience. We only tasted 60ish sakes out of an estimated 450, so a small fraction of what was available. While I attempted to rinse the glass with water and stay hydrated it’s difficult to fairly rate in this environment and I use it solely as a time to try a wide variety and interact with the brands. Sweet. — 9 months ago
Hakutsuru Takumi-no-Waza/ Hakutsuru shuzou/ Hyōgo prefecture/ Hakutsuru-nishiki/ polish rate: 50%/ 2014 vintage/ junmaidaiginjo Hasegawasaketen original/ clear and elegant scents of apple, pear, sizzling nuance.
Clear sweet attack, smooth minerals, good clear acid. Mid palate, soft Umami and body with comfortable bitter finish.
Should try this! This change your image of Hakutsuru. It was different from ordinary one. — 10 years ago
Name:" Tedorigawa"/ subtitle: Shukon, means spirits of sake/ brewery: Yoshida shuzou/ region: Ishikawa prefecture/ category: test brewed junmaiginjo/ clear note, smooth attack, fresh acid and good texture. — 12 years ago
Name:" Gassan"/ brewery: Yoshida shuzou/ region: Shimane prefecture/ category: tasty dry junmai unclear unfiltered undiluted unpasturised/ cépage: Gohyakumangoku for koji, Kan-no-mai for mash/ light note of pineapple with hint of mineral. Fresh bitter attack, good acid and dry after. — 12 years ago
Name:" Tedorigawa "/ brewery: Yoshida shuzou/ region: Ishikawa prefecture/ category: dry junmai unpasturised spring version/ light and smooth nose with hint of apple, clear sweetness, vibrant acid and juicy taste with light bitterness. — 12 years ago
OHMINE 3GRAIN OMACHI — a month ago
From publicly snubbing the saké authorities to collaborating with Pharrel and Nigo, Ohmine is as cult as it gets as a saké producer. So colour me surprised when the Ohmine saké's became available in Malaysia. Gosh, our local saké scene never ceases to amaze me.
The 2 Grain's probably a Junmai Daiginjo, but with their rejection of typical saké terminologies, we will now "never" know. Clean, pure, and fruity, with a weighty glycerol-texture and prominent rice sweetness in the back end (sugary almost). In fact, this was one the cleanest sakés I've ever had. The wife loved it for this very reason! KK found it a little too rich, which I understand - the sweetness and ripe stone fruit profile can be too much without more acidity. For me, I found it enjoyable. My only gripe was the noticeable alcohol despite being low in alcohol in the context of saké. I think it could have benefitted from more air. — 4 years ago

A welcome partner in crime for sushi — 12 years ago
Name:" Gassan"/ brewery: Yoshida shuzou/ region: Shimane prefecture/ category: tokubetsu junmai unfiltered undiluted unpasturised/ cépage: Hohyakumangoku for koji, Kan-no-mai for mash/ light note, good acid and dry bitterness with hint of pineapple. — 12 years ago
Name:" Hana hato"/ brewery: Enoki shuzou/ region: Kure city, Hiroshima prefecture/ category: unrefined unpasturised "kijoushu", brewed with sake instead of water / fresh and rich note, rich and tasty attack, volume, texture. — 12 years ago
Houken Junmai Ginjo “Kure”/ Houken Shuzo Co. Ltd./ Hiroshima prefecture, Japan/ rice species: not disclosed/ light hint of apple and Koji mold, crispy attack of bitterness and fresh clear acid with light smooth sweetness. Totally not rich but crispy keen edged taste. — 6 months ago
sweet and attractive — 4 years ago
Name:" Tedorigawa"/ subtitle:" Yoshida kura"/ brewery: Yoshida shuzou/ region: Ishikawa prefecture/ category: junmai/ good acid, texture, smooth after. — 12 years ago
Name" Gassan"/ brewery: Yoshida shuzou/ region: Shimane prefecture/ category: junmaiginjo/ cépage: Yamadanishiki/ light note of apricot and pineapple, clear sweet attack, good acid and mineral, smooth after. — 12 years ago
Name:" Dassai"/ brewery: Asahi shuzou/ region: Yamaguchi prefecture/ category: junmai daiginjo 45/ — 12 years ago
Name:" Hana hato"/ brewery: Enoki shuzou/ region: Kure city, Hiroshima prefecture/ category: junmaiginjo unpasturised/ soft and fresh nose, clearly sweet and smooth attack, fresh acid and comfortable after. — 12 years ago
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OHMINE SHUZOU — a month ago