Kudoki Jozu
Kamenoi Shuzo
Kudoki Jōzu Junmai Ginjo
Kudoki Jōzu Junmai Ginjo
• Brewer: Kamenoi Shuzō Co., Ltd. (Yamagata, Japan) This was all part of our Sake Day 2025 experience. We only tasted 60ish sakes out of an estimated 450, so a small fraction of what was available. While I attempted to rinse the glass with water and stay hydrated it’s difficult to fairly rate in this environment and I use it solely as a time to try a wide variety and interact with the brands.Thin — a year ago
Norman
Kudoki Jozu Jr. Sake Mirai 33 Junmai Daiginjo
Kamenoi Shuzo • Yamagata, Japan
Technicals: Sake Mirai rice • 33% polish • Junmai Daiginjo • Ogawa No. 10 + M310 yeast • SMV −2 • Acidity 1.3 • Amino acidity 1.0 • 15.1% ABV • Namazume
Aroma: Expressive melon and banana with white flowers and a light sweet-rice note. The nose was strong to start. Faded over time. Cantalope, bubble gum and Nick said strawberry to start.
Palate: Soft and silky with a strong touch of sweetness up front. Ripe melon and delicate fruit give way to clean acidity and underlying rice umami. Polished and balanced through the finish, with lingering fruit. It leans sweet. Put in an ice bath which tamed it over time. Recently bottled. — a day ago