Gekkeikan Sake Company

The Finest Sake

8.530 ratings
8.42 pro ratings
Japan
Rice
Top Notes For
Justin

Roasted tobacco. 21 year aged sake. Heaven for the shopkeeper. Can taste all the best part of rice. So smooth. Can drink all day. Age intensifies best part of sake. Taste like wisdom can as you age you decide to keep best parts of life.

Roasted tobacco. 21 year aged sake. Heaven for the shopkeeper. Can taste all the best part of rice. So smooth. Can drink all day. Age intensifies best part of sake. Taste like wisdom can as you age you decide to keep best parts of life.

1 person found it helpfulJan 4th, 2018
Marshall Todd Herron DPM

Hello my wine loving friends. If you like cold sake this is a good review! I am tasting three sakes that are available here in the US and let me tell you, what a difference. The first is Momo Kawa, a junmai ginjo craft Sake. One word- Terrible. Unless you like drinking gin neat, you will not like this. It smells like paint thinner, tastes like straight gin, and is not cheap. The second is my favorite and the cheapest. Gekkeikan is awesome. Very smooth with no alcohol aftertaste or nasal sharpness. The boquet is similar to sunflowers and daisies. The initial palate is silky smooth with no nasal sharpness as experienced as with vodka, rum, and gin. The finish is also very smooth. The taste is that of celery and cucumber. The after taste is slightly acidic like that of a lemon rind. However, its SAKE, not wine. Great price, great sake. Drink it cold. The final sake is another jumani ginjo sake. Horin ultra premium Junmai Daiginjo sake is not what I hoped it would be. It has a wonderful boquet but the aftertaste rams your sinuses with a splash of isopropyl alcohol. Not worth it friends. I guess I'm going to have to travel to Japan and visit my friend Tom in order to find a real true delicious sake.

Hello my wine loving friends. If you like cold sake this is a good review! I am tasting three sakes that are available here in the US and let me tell you, what a difference. The first is Momo Kawa, a junmai ginjo craft Sake. One word- Terrible. Unless you like drinking gin neat, you will not like this. It smells like paint thinner, tastes like straight gin, and is not cheap. The second is my favorite and the cheapest. Gekkeikan is awesome. Very smooth with no alcohol aftertaste or nasal sharpness. The boquet is similar to sunflowers and daisies. The initial palate is silky smooth with no nasal sharpness as experienced as with vodka, rum, and gin. The finish is also very smooth. The taste is that of celery and cucumber. The after taste is slightly acidic like that of a lemon rind. However, its SAKE, not wine. Great price, great sake. Drink it cold. The final sake is another jumani ginjo sake. Horin ultra premium Junmai Daiginjo sake is not what I hoped it would be. It has a wonderful boquet but the aftertaste rams your sinuses with a splash of isopropyl alcohol. Not worth it friends. I guess I'm going to have to travel to Japan and visit my friend Tom in order to find a real true delicious sake.

1 person found it helpfulJan 11th, 2016
EtotheV

Did not like. A touch of citrus with a sour punch. I tried it hot and switched to a different bottle. At least it was cheap.

Did not like. A touch of citrus with a sour punch. I tried it hot and switched to a different bottle. At least it was cheap.

May 7th, 2018
VM
8.0

Very light in flavor, not bad.

Very light in flavor, not bad.

Dec 26th, 2015
Kerry Graves

Cheap sake, also comes in a magnum bottle for around 10 bucks. Honestly, there's not much to say here. It's a pure sake with a citrus bite. Much better warm than cold, but a little too sharp for my taste. Check my other reviews of you are looking for a cheaper, smoother sake.

Cheap sake, also comes in a magnum bottle for around 10 bucks. Honestly, there's not much to say here. It's a pure sake with a citrus bite. Much better warm than cold, but a little too sharp for my taste. Check my other reviews of you are looking for a cheaper, smoother sake.

Nov 19th, 2015
Neil Marshall

Not a saki expert, but this was great and very reasonably priced.

Not a saki expert, but this was great and very reasonably priced.

Feb 28th, 2015
Fritz S

Nice everyday sake. Enjoy this quite often.

Nice everyday sake. Enjoy this quite often.

Feb 5th, 2015
Emily Kurdzo

Good table sake

Good table sake

Dec 28th, 2014
Sam
8.3

It's not the best sake out there, but it's hard to beat on price

It's not the best sake out there, but it's hard to beat on price

Oct 24th, 2014
Austin Yursik

Austin had this 6 years ago

Austin had this 6 years ago

Apr 10th, 2018