6/10
Lci from Ratebeer
Tried
on 21 Jun 2026
at 19:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
As puchi puchi sparkling sake. 8.5% but earlier reviews looks similar.
Alko blind tasting.
Poured light lemon soda like.
Honey melony nose, some pear and sweetness. A very easy sake, not very sparkling.
Alko blind tasting.
Poured light lemon soda like.
Honey melony nose, some pear and sweetness. A very easy sake, not very sparkling.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2026
at 08:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Clear ehhh waterish pour Almost no aroma at all….strange Extremely well masked alcohol level Hard to describe. Herbs, mild basement and fruity flavor Mild mellow sweetness [Cup glass from a trade with jinroh]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2026
at 17:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Glass at Fu. Rice, creamy yogurt and lactic acid. Rich and creamy and pleasantly acidic, some citrus notes. Lots of umami.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2019
at 04:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle at home late on Sunday upping the honjozo ticks. Handsome bottle. Pour is sight tinged water. Nose is light pear and some forest floor. Tastes of pear, pine nuts, pine needle, and alcohol. Watery palate but that’s to style mostly. Some alcohol on finish. Pretty nice actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2017
at 22:31
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
I need to stop grabbing these cheap small bottles of sake. This one pours like lemon lime soda. Nose is sugary citrus drink. Tastes of only hints of rice and sake, more like a 7up or spritzer. Plenty of sugar, some melon, and alka seltzer. I do feel this would be good for a hangover though. But in general not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2014
at 21:50
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cup from Isetan. Rice nose, koji, slightly spicy and dusty. Not much going on. Clear, slightly oily. Hot rice flavor, simple and straightforward, some koji spiciness. No ginjo ka really, not much fruit. Lightly acidic, some vanilla and a touch of caramel. Rather boring.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2013
at 01:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled@SBWF2013. Quite much water looks, but with a very pale yellow touch. Aroma and flavour are both sweet fruits, some floral notes along with mild rice and some slight herbal and toasted notes. Quite elegant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2013
at 22:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
This listing was hell to find with absolutely no English on the bottle & the upc washed away. Something there translates to \"sword\" I’m told. Bottle from Sakaya NYC. Clear, still, slightly agitated pour.
Smell is subtle. The \"gorgeous aroma\" descriptor is deceiving. Starchy water, white wine, pear, wintergreen mint, & a blip of acid.
Soft pear & green melon sweetness. Slightly, slightly sour-ish. Bittersweet pear seeds. A nice nip of acid. Very \"free flowing\", if anyone can understand what I mean. Almost no starch. Quite smooth.
Got better after having a few, but still too subtle for me to comprehend that the pricetag is anything more then the milling.
Smell is subtle. The \"gorgeous aroma\" descriptor is deceiving. Starchy water, white wine, pear, wintergreen mint, & a blip of acid.
Soft pear & green melon sweetness. Slightly, slightly sour-ish. Bittersweet pear seeds. A nice nip of acid. Very \"free flowing\", if anyone can understand what I mean. Almost no starch. Quite smooth.
Got better after having a few, but still too subtle for me to comprehend that the pricetag is anything more then the milling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2013
at 02:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from the Seiyu Supermarket. Lightly cloudy, light carbonation. Fruity nose, citrus, but faint and not complex. Extremely sweet flavor, 7Up, melon. Sugary and far from authentic. This is a child’s sake. Way too sweet and simple; more like a soda. I don’t hate it, but can’t take it seriously, and am dismayed by how over-rated it is here. A sake for Japanese youngsters who hate sake.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2013
at 04:40