Nabedana
Fudoh Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Japan
An excellent find in Kuching. Fudoh Junmai Daiginjo (50% polishing) from the 350-year-old Nabedana Brewery in Narita. Made from Sake Komachi rice, an Akita native. Gravity-pressed. 27BY, so brewed in 2016 (or 2015 by definition, but this was slapped with 2016 on the back label). Export bottling with the English write-up. According to information online, this was bottled straight post-ferment, so meant to be consumed immediately. Consider me a little skeptical when I saw this bottle in Kuching - how was the storage if this was from 16'?
Turns out it ain't bad. Just some expected signs of age in the nose and mid-palate, which expresses itself as a background umami soy sauce note. Mostly exotic (melon, peach) and floral on the nose. The palate needed a little air to tame that "sweet" and soft finish, and coax up a chalky sort-of-white-phenolic texture and some crispiness. The fruity elements were fleshy and makes it so easy to drink. Might have been better with a little less age, but can't complain with where it is right now. A refined sake that stretches just the right amount of power!
An excellent find in Kuching. Fudoh Junmai Daiginjo (50% polishing) from the 350-year-old Nabedana Brewery in Narita. Made from Sake Komachi rice, an Akita native. Gravity-pressed. 27BY, so brewed in 2016 (or 2015 by definition, but this was slapped with 2016 on the back label). Export bottling with the English write-up. According to information online, this was bottled straight post-ferment, so meant to be consumed immediately. Consider me a little skeptical when I saw this bottle in Kuching - how was the storage if this was from 16'?
Turns out it ain't bad. Just some expected signs of age in the nose and mid-palate, which expresses itself as a background umami soy sauce note. Mostly exotic (melon, peach) and floral on the nose. The palate needed a little air to tame that "sweet" and soft finish, and coax up a chalky sort-of-white-phenolic texture and some crispiness. The fruity elements were fleshy and makes it so easy to drink. Might have been better with a little less age, but can't complain with where it is right now. A refined sake that stretches just the right amount of power!