39 Junmai Daiginjo Yamaguchi Sake

Desai always solid

Better than the 50, not as good as the 23

Perfect.

So clean and fresh Like a steam in the mountains under a pine tree

Oh boy! So in! #moreexclamations

Silky entry. White peach and mineral water. Kinda boozey finish.

From “magnum”. Not sure what you call these for sake.

Mitsuwa $54.99

Peach skin aromas and notes with the faintest effervescence at the open. Soft velvety finish with a lingering ginger palate.

Asahi Shuzo is one of the very few breweries that offers Junmai Daiginjo in multiple seimaibuai and keeps everything else remains roughly the same. As a result, you can experience how seimaibuai affects the end result. At 39% seimaibuai, it's priced right between the 50 and 39. Interestingly, it has slightly darker colour and bigger body than its siblings. Similarly nose with different finish. A little more forward than the 50 and 23 and sharp pineappley finish.