Justin Michel

9.5

Omakase Hanabi met No voor ons 3 jarige jubileum. Sake was TOP — 5 months ago

Hisae Imai

9.0

もも亭
辛口
夏のお酒 — 9 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

Quite muted at the start, with an accentuated soya sauce and overripe banana characters. The alcohol was also noticeable. I think it was probably served too cold and also needed some aeration because the saké really took a turn for the better in the last third of the bottle.

Quite a fine nihonshu. Nice balance of fruit (pear, apple, banana), umami (soy), and acidity. I think it may be style of the brewery, but it definitely has this light aldehedic notes (hazelnut, almond). There's an intriguing herbaceous undertone, that I think wasn't given a chance to develop. Finish felt short. Good texture once it opened up (white phenolic, sappy).

To be frank, I much prefer their more extreme Yamahai. Not a big fan of it either, but I don't particularly fancy the sort of "half-way" oxidative notes here. Seems distracting here, treading on un-balanced. Again, nit-picking.

NB: Could well be a faulty bottle, but notes online seems to indicate otherwise. The colour was impeccable (so bright and clear). I think it's just a preference thing. — 5 years ago

Tony Giantomaso

9.1

Excellent with oysters — 9 years ago

Brad Smith

9.0

Huge minerality, dried leaf and flowers. Brown rice and spice. Needs food. — 8 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

White flowers, melon fruit, berries and spice. Light and fresh with rounded palate. — 9 years ago