Hachinohe Shuzou

Mutsu Otokoyama Chokara

Carrie Bowden

9.3

Great Junmai — 4 months ago

Otokoyama Shuzo Co.

Junmai Ginjyo Extremely Dry Sake

Adam Kincaid

9.0

This bottle over delivers on price - great value! Steamed rice and grapefruit aromas lead to a complex nose which is fun. It’s silky smooth texture, heavy on the mineral side, but pairs well with some great Asian spices and fried foods. — 4 years ago

Viña Otano

Rioja White Blend 2016

Brandon Boesch

9.2

Itami rioja rosado garnacha. Great nose of fruit and flowers. Tastes of melon, strawberries, currants, and acidic finish. Great food rose. — 8 years ago

Otokoyama Brewing Co.

Tokubetsu Junmai Miyamanishiki 55 Sushi Booster

Norman

9.1

Otokoyama Tokubetsu Junmai “Sushi Booster” — Otokoyama, Hokkaido
A tokubetsu junmai from Otokoyama in Hokkaido - 300ml at 15% ABV and is explicitly positioned as a sushi-pairing sake (“Sushi Booster”). It’s clean, crisp and dry. Had it first which I think was the right move. Supposedly was developed with input from sushi chefs to pair cleanly with sushi. I caught a bit of banana. Bottled June 2025. Great to have them fresh. — 5 months ago

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Konishi Brewing Company

Winning Horse Rice Shirayuki Junmai Daiginjo

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

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. — 6 years ago

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