Nakano BC

Kisu Yuzu Umeshu

9.3

I really don’t like sake, but sake bombs with the right IPA are mesmerizing.
Mixed with Stillwater extra dry sake style saison ale. One part sake, four parts saison. Summer killer. Loving this concoction 🥹 — 8 days ago

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Eric

That’s an interesting mashup of flavors.

Norman Gennaro

Need to find and try!

Kameizumi Shuzou

Junmai Daiginjo Genshu CEL-24 2019

Aaron Tan

9.0

Unpasteurised saké, made with a special yeast strain called Cel-24, which reputably brings out a lot of fruity aromas as clearly seen here. Straight out of the bottle, it smelled like sesame oil, yeast and ripe bananas, which developed nicely into estery, exotic fruit aromas with air. Clean and treacly-sweet on the palate, with oodles of exotic fruit flavours - think bananas again, passion fruit, and mangoes. Finishes warm and sweet. Doesn’t quite excel on the drinkability front, yet I was compelled to have about two glasses before I was spent. I felt there was a level of juiciness in the saké despite how rich, ripe, and round it was (kind of like a botrytised Riesling). An excellent end cap to dinner, courtesy of M at C12! — 21 days ago

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Honda Shoten

" Tatsuriki" Power of Dragon Junmaiginjo Sake

Jamie Lauder

9.4

Tatsuriki from Honda Shoten in Hyogo, Japan. Junmai Ginjo.
100 % Yamada Nishiki rice.
White peach, spring flowers and ume (green plums) on the nose.
Sweet honey dew melon, orange blossom, kumquat, lychee and a creaminess that lasts forever.
There is an elegance to this Nihon shu.
We had fresh caught local Spot Prawns sashimi and local diver caught octopus grilled.
— a day ago

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Ozeki

Karatamba Honjozo

Norman Gennaro

9.0

For the price it’s surprisingly working well with food. It’s a volume sake but I’m not disappointed with it. Hitting above its weight class. — 3 days ago

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