Katoukichibee Shouten

Born Gold Junmai Daiginjo Specially Limited Japanese Sake

9.136 ratings
9.24 pro ratings
Japan
Rice
Top Notes For
Lee Pitofsky

Fav

Oct 15th, 2023
Gerald Montoya

Beautiful texture that is at once rich and rounded and yet light and fresh. Fruit driven entry with subtle umami tones in the finish. A true pleasure.

Beautiful texture that is at once rich and rounded and yet light and fresh. Fruit driven entry with subtle umami tones in the finish. A true pleasure.

Aug 3rd, 2022
Rajiv Patnam

Silky smooth sake with a syrupy finish that coats the mouth. Great clean mineral taste

Silky smooth sake with a syrupy finish that coats the mouth. Great clean mineral taste

1 person found it helpfulSep 10th, 2019
Jeff S
9.2

Very lively JD with a ton of fruit. Smooth and a dry finish.

Very lively JD with a ton of fruit. Smooth and a dry finish.

May 31st, 2020
Bryan Hopkins

Exquisite!!! So many sakes that make it to the USA have the same rice pudding/banana profile, to say nothing of the really lower quality ones that taste like low proof diluted vodka, but this one is truly a cut above. I don’t often give ratings above 90 points, but this is so perfectly balanced with the nice, sweet flavors that I appreciate in a sake. “Balance” is the word that keeps coming to me as I drink this. As far as specific notes, on the nose, whipped cream, cashew, just a little bit of bubble gum and flowers, and on the palette, yes, it has the rice pudding note, but with honeydew melon, and most of the notes on the nose coming through. I paired this with an Italian pasta dish, and it worked perfectly, but I can also imagine this working well desserts like Victoria sponge cake or cream brûlée.

Exquisite!!! So many sakes that make it to the USA have the same rice pudding/banana profile, to say nothing of the really lower quality ones that taste like low proof diluted vodka, but this one is truly a cut above. I don’t often give ratings above 90 points, but this is so perfectly balanced with the nice, sweet flavors that I appreciate in a sake. “Balance” is the word that keeps coming to me as I drink this. As far as specific notes, on the nose, whipped cream, cashew, just a little bit of bubble gum and flowers, and on the palette, yes, it has the rice pudding note, but with honeydew melon, and most of the notes on the nose coming through. I paired this with an Italian pasta dish, and it worked perfectly, but I can also imagine this working well desserts like Victoria sponge cake or cream brûlée.

May 9th, 2020
Kristina Subbotina

Lite and refreshing

Lite and refreshing

Nov 2nd, 2019
Dagny Maidman

Distinct back end taste. Rounder than dessai 50, pure, almost woody in after taste

Distinct back end taste. Rounder than dessai 50, pure, almost woody in after taste

Sep 23rd, 2018
Naoki Kondo

Sukkiri clear

Sukkiri clear

Jul 12th, 2017
Fer A
9.5

Brunch and Sake

Brunch and Sake

Mar 5th, 2017
Nate Gyotoku

One of my favorite junmai daiginjo right now. Smooth and clean!

One of my favorite junmai daiginjo right now. Smooth and clean!

May 16th, 2016