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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

720 ml bottle from Yamamoto. Big fruity nose, orange, peach, melon, tropical fruits plus some peppery spices. Wow, big punch. Clear, thick and oily. Juicy looking. Tropical fruit and citrus flavors with dry, dusty spices and a peppery finish. Also rice, vanilla, butter or cream. This is an extremely complex and very original tasting sake. Full, oily body. Sweet at first, with a candy-like aspect as well, but then dry and clean. Very nice. I get a note of pickled cherry leaves as well. Excellent stuff.