4.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle @Ulfborg. Clear, translucent, no head. boiled rice aroma, mild anise seed. Sweet alcoholic flavour, licorice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2023
at 22:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear water colour. Moderate marcipan aroma. Moderate marcipan flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2023
at 22:09
5.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Fonefan tasting. Clear as water without head. Aroma is sweet, boiled rice and licorice. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. 061023
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2023
at 22:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
28/7/2022. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Region #402, Japanese region 22/47. Pours clear almost colourless with no head. Aroma is sweet, fragrant rice, light fruits, hints of jelly spogs. Medium sweetness, with some gentle alcohol bitters. Medium body, oily, minimal carbonation. Sweet, warming, slightly drying finish. Quite refined. Liked this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2022
at 22:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
300ml bottle from Japan Centre. Clear very pale yellow colour, no head and aroma of rice, fruity, melon. Taste is rice, fruity, mellow, citrus & caramel notes, with some alcohol. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying boozy finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2022
at 23:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Furusato Nozei. Rich rice, light lemon and stone fruit. Clear, icy. Strong rice flavor, some milky vanilla and a touch of toffee. Creamy and mellow, not a ginjo, but a very big, elegant junmai. Light stone fruit in the background, with a peppery, spicy finish. “Born does Junmai” is the feeling. Quite different to their more refined sakes, but shares a family resemblance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2019
at 10:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Drank cold. The consistency of the liquid is clear. The olfactory intensity is high, and the olfactory persistence is appreciable. The taste on the nose - dominant aroma is of malted rice Koji. The taste on the nose - secondary aromas is composed of vanilla, melon, dried apricot and mushroom. The first impression of intensity in the mouth is of robust sake. The aroma on the tongue is slightly dry. The viscosity is low. The body is structured. The taste intensity is high, and the taste persistence is good. On the palate the aftertaste is intense. The taste is pleasant. The final mouth sensations are of drinkable sake. The finish is long, dry and clean. In the mouth the aroma finds impressions of white pepper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2018
at 11:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
720 ml bottle from Takimoto. Very big fruity nose, with minerals and cream, apples, lemon, a touch of cheese, some licorice. Medium cloudy whitish. Quite interesting. More mineral and spicy than usual for them, a bit more challenging too, with a rather strong medicinal aspect as well. Pretty strong yeast character. Interesting and very good. This is shiboritate, freshly made, and thus lacks the smooth, rounded character of their usual stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2017
at 04:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
300 ml bottle. Thick and oily looking, shiny. Big, fruity daigin nose, spicy, flowery, ricy. Sweet and full, peaches, apples, melon, peppery spice. Honey too. Delicious. Full, oily body. A bit too sweet to drink a lot, but great in small quantities. Floral and lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 05:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 300ml. blue glass @ [ (Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF tasting 2015) by chriso - London ].
[ As Born Tsuya Junmai Daigonjo Sake ].
Clear crystal water color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, pineapple, tropical fruit, light alcohol, light floral. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, fruity, tropcial fruit, pineapple, rice, light floral. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20150808]
7-1-8-3-15
[ As Born Tsuya Junmai Daigonjo Sake ].
Clear crystal water color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, pineapple, tropical fruit, light alcohol, light floral. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, fruity, tropcial fruit, pineapple, rice, light floral. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20150808]
7-1-8-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2016
at 10:21