AFS Sake
Kidoizumi Shuzo in Isumi-shi, Chiba, Japan 🇯🇵
Saké - Junmai Regular|
Score
6.69
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Junmai • Pure Rice Sake
Hot Yamahai • Traditional yeast starter method
Muroka • No charcoal filtration
Nama • Unpasteurised
Genshu • Undiluted
Specifications
Rice: Fusanomai
Yeast: natural
Alcohol: 13%
Polish rate: 65%
Format: 500ml
Kidoizumi specialise in their traditional Hot Yamahai fermentation method using natural yeast. The technique gives their sakes vibrant acidity and depth of flavour, making them delicious when young and suitable for aging for decades.
This is that Hot Yamahai starter mash, juicy and tart with huge body, that Kidoizumi uses in all its ferments.
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danlo (13332) reviewed AFS Sake from Kidoizumi Shuzo 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Ante, Newtown. 2023 Vintage. Golden colour, no head and aroma of rice, caramel, honey. Taste is sweet, rich, rice, caramel, honey, with some tangy and acidic notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet honey-like finish. Quite drinkable.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed AFS Sake from Kidoizumi Shuzo 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22/10/2024. Bottle pour at JSS Japanese Sake & Shochu Tasting-room, Tokyo. Pours clear almost colourless, just a slight gold tint and no head. Aroma is citrusy, lemon, melon, caramel, rice water. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with light tartness. Moderate body, smooth, no carbonation. Light acidic finish. Would be good with seafood.