Itami

Konishi Brewing Company

Winning Horse Rice Shirayuki Junmai Daiginjo

Alder Yarrow
9.0

This sake must be good because the rice is, according to the importer “quasi-organically grown” but more importantly fertilized with the manure of Japanese racehorses, which, thanks to anti-doping rules in Japan means it’s free of whatever passes for horse steroids. Konishi Brewing Co. Has been making sake in Itami prefecture since 1550, so they have a little experience. That’s why this Junmai Daiginjo sake is a pretty smooth operator, with malted milk and gardenia blossom aromas and a weighty Asian pear and malted milk flavor touched by white flowers. — 4 years ago

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Rioja White Blend 2016

Itami rioja rosado garnacha. Great nose of fruit and flowers. Tastes of melon, strawberries, currants, and acidic finish. Great food rose. — 6 years ago