Arecibo Message

9.0

Raisin tight enough; no character yet.
20 minutes later: Ooh light cherry cola! Had it with my weirdly chocolate tasting homemade soba. I guess seaweed, tsuru no moto, tamari, egg, sesame oil caramelize in the mouth and make this wine like a trip to 7-Eleven in 1986. Me likie. — 7 months ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

8.9

Very nice floral notes. Nice mouthfeel — 4 years ago

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.
— 4 years ago

Eri

9.3

Enjoyed its richly scent of ume and raspberry followed by beautiful roses. Merci Philippe. I will definitely try other artworks you cherish as well ;) — 6 years ago

Jeff Francis

9.2

Deeper more molasses taste than regular ume shu. Love it! — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

Straya Day vino.

Fresh. Ume, peach, apricot, preserved orange peel, white flowers, and vanilla on the nose. Indian spices as it opens up. Carries over to the palate. Honey. Interesting peppery notes too. Long finish.

Delicious concentrated Sauternes. 2001's a good year I hear. Still needs time - long life ahead. My only issue is the acid. I feel it needs a tad bit more to balance out the sweetness. — 9 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.2

This so good. Fresh Japanese oranges + sake = bittersweet, bracing, goodness — 2 years ago

Isil Bayman

9.0

Brian Bar @Golden Gai — 3 years ago

with Hakan

Yuri

9.0

Sake in Matsumoto 😊 — 4 years ago

Lunett/ Yosshi

Sake Specialist Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo

8.9

Miyanotsuru awamori / Nakama shuzo/
Okinawa/ Alc. 30%/
rich note of black koji and roasted flavor, dry and good balance. — 6 years ago

Norman

9.1

Think we said ok. — 7 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

One could call this a cult wine. Took a while to come by this producer in Japan, but finally found it off-the-beaten track, in Hamamatsu. I reckon it needs time, super reductive on the nose and palate, finally revealed some fruit 2 hours in. Sour cherry and ume to me, sauvage, elegant for sure, heaps of acid. — 8 years ago

h tempro

9.6

Peach taste. Excellent. — 10 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

This is showing so nicely, with a robust perfume of stone fruit, jasmine, ripe citrus and peach blossom, leading in to a pleasing just off-dry palate that is thick, stony, and delicately tannic. Mirabelle plum and even an exotic note of ume plum carry through to the back end. Fantastic. — 3 years ago

Yuri

9.1

This is very special SHIMEHARI-TSURU daiginjo. Celebrating our 14th anniversary 🎉 — 4 years ago

Dana Brown

9.2

Huckleberry jam and ume plum vinegar — 5 years ago

Charlotte Scarf

9.5

Perfect balance of sweet and tart. — 6 years ago

Daniel Evans

9.0

Grass, pine but light, sweet too. Light burn, light savory. — 8 years ago

Andy Tam

9.0

Creamy honey taste. Somewhat minty nose paired with negitoro and uni don — 9 years ago

Sue Ossmann

9.0

This is a good one with anything spicy :) — 9 years ago