Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
Kikumasamune Shuzou
Hyaku Moku Hyōgo Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
This is beautiful Nihon-shu.
Super ripe green melon, persimmon, ripe apricot and nougat.
With a semi-viscous quality, creamy texture and mouthfeel. There is acidity here but it’s hiding behind the richness.
We had seared Japanese beef from Iwate in northern Japan.
It tasted like meat flavoured butter.
— 2 years ago
Honda Shoten
Tatsuriki Kome No Sasayaki Daiginjo Sake
From Hyogo prefecture. Honda Shoten Tatsuriki Daigingyo. Ripe melon and golden pear on the nose.
This nihon-shu has a viscous quality. Yellow plum, ripe honeydew melon, apricot with a spicy cinnamon finish. We had duck soba with local Matsutake mushrooms and green onions charred in duck fat with this sake. — 5 years ago
Kuromatsu Hakushika
Fresh and Light Junmai Namachozo Sake
Like best, freshest alcoholic water 😝
(@Drunken Dragon, Playground) — 6 months ago
Tatsuuma-Honke Brewing Co.
Extra Dry Sake
Crisp, light, smooth and dry. Dangerous because it goes down very easy. — 4 years ago
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co.
Hakutsuru Takumi-no-Waza Hyōgo Junmai Daiginjo Hakutsuru-nishiki
Floral not too sweet perfectly dry without that malty rice taste some sakes have — 5 years ago
Eigashima (White Oak) Distillery
Akashi Japanese Blended Whisky
Najera israel — 8 months ago
Yaegaki
Mu Junmai Daiginjo Sake Blue
Delectable is giving two of the bottles from this producer the sane name. I think this is just Junmai and the black is Daijingo. Sake World 2024 Had to judge given it’s the same glass throughout the tasting but this is the lightest and probably the sharpest. I hate to say acidic since these glasses mess you up but it was the least favorite. — a year ago
SakéOne
SakéMoto Premium Junmai Saké
Paired well with cooking dinner — 4 years ago
Norman
Banshu Ikkon “Chō-kara” Junmai, i.e., “Super-Dry”
Brewery: 山陽盃酒造株式会社 (Sanyōhai Shuzō), Shisō, Hyōgo
Rice: 兵庫北錦 100% (Hyōgo Kitanishiki)
Polish: 60% remaining
SMV (nihonshu-do): +10 (very dry)
ABV: 15%
Volume: 720 ml
Bottled: 2025-06
Style notes from the back label: soft umami with clarity and a very crisp finish; versatile across temperatures.
What to expect in the glass
• Aromatics are restrained. Think steamed rice, faint grain, maybe a hint of dried apple rather than ginjō fruit.
• Palate is lean and highly dry with a quick, clean cut. The +10 SMV puts it on the bone-dry end of the spectrum.
• Body is light to mid. Not a plush or glycerol style. If served too cold it can read “thin” and a touch bitter on the back end.
It’s dry for sure. Crisp and on the edge of bitter/sharp. The body is light and mouthfeel borders on thin but better than those others I called thin, watery and bitter. I liked this. Not staying loved but it was good and did go went with food. Has a bit of a finish that I couldn’t quite place but is what gave it the bitterness. It’s not one that just disappears. — 2 months ago