7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
180 ml cup. Clear and oclorless. Nose is rice and koji, kimoto funk, apple, pear, light vanilla. Bright and spicy flavor, acidity, rich rice, lightly sweet. Apple and citrus. Clean finish with a spicy after taste. Great value for the price--a good cup choice at about ¥250.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2026
at 12:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at Asano. Light, sour ume, slightly sweet, great rich oily body. Elegant and tart, not much sake flavor but lovely plums.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2020
at 04:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Asano. Creamy and jot, yogurt and rice pudding nose. Big rice flavor, nice fruit, stewed apricots. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2020
at 03:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
720 ml bottle from Seijo Ishii. Clear, viscous. Rich, aged, kimoto nose, some vanilla, a bit of oxidation, smooth and rounded. Flavor is deep and rich, lots of umami, soem acid, including lactic, and bit of stone and citrus. Tasty stuff. Full body. Aged 3 years I hear. Well done, old school rich sake.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2015
at 07:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
300ml bottle from Isetan. Lightly funky nose, acid, lactic, rice. Clear, water-looking. Flavor is citrus, light funk, minerals, some vanilla. A bit watery, definitely light and crisp. It fits the name (Sokai=light and refreshing), but a bit too light for me--would be better with more heft, especially in the winter. Tasty, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2015
at 23:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Ordered first after my initial sakevset to try the style. The pour look like sauvignon blanc with rich nose of rice and peach. The taste is crisp of melons, peaches, rice, vanilla and some alcohol flavor but pleasant.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2013
at 14:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Billed as classic sake on my menu, however not sure why 2 from same brewery included in this set. Anyways this was more boring then others, pours slight yellow tinged like Pinot grigio. Very faint nose of rice and melon. Tastes of melon, rice, white wine, alcohol, and floral finish. Ok
Tried
on 17 Mar 2013
at 14:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Glass 2 of the special set at sakagura. Pours dim yellow kinda like pee but that’s where urine comparisons end. Nose of sweet candied plums. Tastes of plums, sweet sugar, vanilla, wood, rice, and floral. Hint of alcohol on finish and a touch sticky. A desert sake for sure
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2013
at 14:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 720ml. @ [ The Pool Tabel Tasting in Rome ].
[ Vintage 2008 ]. Crystial clear water color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate rice, peppery. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, rice, peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101220]
[ Vintage 2008 ]. Crystial clear water color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate rice, peppery. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, rice, peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101220]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2011
at 13:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 720ml. @ [ The Pool Tabel Tasting in Rome ].
Crystial clear water color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, peppery. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, rice, peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101220]
Crystial clear water color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, peppery. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, rice, peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101220]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2011
at 13:33