Rob

9.0

Perfectly balanced — 4 years ago

Hiroyuki Hikichi

9.5

Rich and creamy. I like this beer from Ishikawa prefecture. — 6 years ago

Tsuyoshi Enoki

Sake Specialist Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo

8.9

Kikuhime yamahai junmai nomikiri genshu/ Kikuhime goushigaisha/ Ishikawa prefecture/ yamadanishiki/ rice polish ratio: 70%/ — 8 years ago

Naoki Kondo

9.0

Earthy but smooth. Gift from Yoshiki Ishikawa. Thank you- — 8 years ago

Yuri

8.9

It is special Sougen. Slightly straight forward taste:-) After very nice lecture of academic writing :-) — 8 years ago

Javier Perez

9.5

Freshly made bread dough smell, plum tasting. Very smooth. — 9 years ago

Brad Smith

9.0

Huge minerality, dried leaf and flowers. Brown rice and spice. Needs food. — 9 years ago

Rob

9.0

Perhaps my favourite sake from my tippsy subscription — 5 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

Quite muted at the start, with an accentuated soya sauce and overripe banana characters. The alcohol was also noticeable. I think it was probably served too cold and also needed some aeration because the saké really took a turn for the better in the last third of the bottle.

Quite a fine nihonshu. Nice balance of fruit (pear, apple, banana), umami (soy), and acidity. I think it may be style of the brewery, but it definitely has this light aldehedic notes (hazelnut, almond). There's an intriguing herbaceous undertone, that I think wasn't given a chance to develop. Finish felt short. Good texture once it opened up (white phenolic, sappy).

To be frank, I much prefer their more extreme Yamahai. Not a big fan of it either, but I don't particularly fancy the sort of "half-way" oxidative notes here. Seems distracting here, treading on un-balanced. Again, nit-picking.

NB: Could well be a faulty bottle, but notes online seems to indicate otherwise. The colour was impeccable (so bright and clear). I think it's just a preference thing. — 6 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.2

Light and well balanced savory style sake — 8 years ago

Jinnai

9.0

石川のお酒。
のみやすいー食中酒ワインみたい。 — 8 years ago

Peidong Yang

9.2

Honey, herb, good drink after one day of exercise. — 9 years ago

Gretchen Sandler

9.1

Yummy with Japanese food — 9 years ago

with Melita

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.0

Very nice. Dry with hints of citrus and grass — 6 years ago

Hiroyuki Hikichi

9.0

Pale Ale with a fancy label from Kanazawa — 6 years ago

Justin

9.5

Fills mouth with warmth and flavor. Seeing mountain on top of the air like I’m flying and walking on wire in the air and it’s sunny with wind and can see mountain from far and goes far away with mountain taste like green tips of mountain. — 8 years ago

Andy Tam

9.1

Kiss of Fire sooo aptly named. Actually feels like making out with a pair of gorgeous lips. 😉 — 8 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.1

No this is Mansairaku from Ishikawa. @sushi Yamamoto. good structure. Balance — 8 years ago

Daryl Golden

9.2

Dry and smooth — 9 years ago

with Diane and Michael

Brad Smith

9.4

Muroka Nama Genshu 12/15
Shows less malic fruit and more classic minerality than last year's release. Still complex, spicy, and racy. — 9 years ago