Norman

9.0

ZAKU Miyabi no Tomo Nakadori (作 雅乃智 中取り)

Brewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Classification: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki 100%
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 16%
Pressing: Nakadori, only the clearest middle portion of the pressing

Brewer description: Full, fruity and rich aroma. Delicate, clear and elegant on the palate, with the flavor and aroma combining for a deeply satisfying expression. Best served chilled.

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. — 18 hours ago

Jeff Francis

10

Very nice, one of the better ones I've tasted. Complex, not too sweet, but still clean tasting. — 4 years ago

Manchester Sheldon

9.7

Silk on the tongue with a soft mixed set of aromatics (sea, lilikoi, and citrus). — 9 years ago

Stephen Becker

9.0

Sex-Ed stock footage: trains rushing into tunnels; flowers opening; Saturn V rocket launch; snake-charmed cobra from a wicker-basket; jack-in-the-box; General Lee jumping across a wet, wet river; banjo-solo; slow-motion luge; mosh-pits. — 11 years ago

Alejandro Lopez

9.5

Brewery: #Banjo Jozo
Name: #Kuheiji 50
Grade: #Junmai Daiginjo
Rice Variety: #Yamadanishiki
Seimaibuai: 50%
Prefecture: #Hyogo
16%abv — 12 years ago

Steve Rura

9.0

Intriguing sake. Never had anything like this before. Traditional Mizumoto method, fermented with no temperature control and little intervention. Savory and quite acidic, notes of tamari. Serve very chilled. 18% abv. — 9 months ago

romo

9.1

Unfiltered, minimal polish. Broth nose, slightly milky texture. Curious sake. — 3 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.2

w/ Soshi, Taniyan & Ishida san @ KiboAn. — 9 years ago

Soshi Takao

9.3

I happened to meet two young brewers from Banjo Jono at the bar!! — 9 years ago

Lunett/ Yosshi

Sake Specialist Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo

8.9

Kamoshibito Kuheiji/ Hi no Kishi/ Banjo jouzou/ Aichi prefecture/ Yamadanishiki harvested at Kuroda-Sho, Toujou city, Hyōgo prefecture / polish rate: 30%/ — 11 years ago

Karen Cumberbatch-Sullivan

9.0

Friday Night Live Music - 2 January 2015 Mean Mary plays a mean banjo! — 12 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

A case for decanting saké? Too rich for my blood when first opened, but it became far more elegant after a week opened in the fridge. Very fruity and sweet at the start, but it became more nuanced with air. By the last few pours it reminded me a little of a savoury Sauv Blanc almost, though with far less acidity. Not bad. — 2 years ago

Louis Martin

8.9

Smooth, clear, simple, perfect to sip as a palate cleanser between Omakase pieces. — 4 years ago

Yusuke Otsu

9.0

Sweat smell but taste is not too much sweat.
very light to drink. — 9 years ago

Alejandro Lopez

9.3

Brewery: #Banjo Jozo
Name: #Kuheiji35
Grade: #Junmai Daiginjo
Rice Variety: #Yamadanishiki
Seimaibuai: 35%
Prefecture: #Hyogo
16%abv — 10 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.3

Could be mistaken for Alsatian Pinot Gris in a balmy vintage for all its ripe orchard fruit and white smoke -with a taut twang of a banjo string in terms of structure. Some good flesh and body to this. — 11 years ago