Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, huge thanks Iznogud! Clear body, as expected. Notes of vodka and rice in the aroma. Sweet, bit spicy taste, nice herbal, minty touches, quite warming, but not burning, not bad!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
--Bottled at RBESG Grand Tasting 2023. -- Clear colourless. Subdued almost chocolaty grainy licorice aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Mellow and soft, with salmiak and earth. Warming finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Furusato Nozei. Clear, slightly oily. Big fruit nose, apple, melon, apricot. Sweet and big fruitiness, quite tasty but for a karakuchi it was really quite sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
300 ml bottle from Furusato Nozei. Clear, icy. Nose of light citrus fruits, apple, rice. Light fruity sweetness, oily rice, bit of vanilla, caramel, apple, booze. Light, crisp body. All right for the grade.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
300 ml bottle from Furusato Nozei. Fruity nose, apple, pear, koji and spice. Sweet and fruity flavor, apricot and stone fruit, apples, pear. Just a bit hot. Silky and smooth with a peppery spiciness . Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
300 ml bottle from Furusato Nozei. Fruity ginjo-ka nose. Apple, plum, orange. Nice. Clear. Icy crisp and fruity flavor. Citrus, apples, light rice. Very crisp and snappy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
300 ml bottle from Furusato Nozei. Super thick, viscous, creamy white. Tart, citrus nose, creamy, light yogurt notes, rice. Tangy, lactic, yogrt, vanilla, rice pudding. Alcohol and tartness balance the sweetness well. Thick, creamy body. Very thick and chewy. A bit boozy. A new experience.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
1.8 liter bottle into a guinomi. Clear, oily. Fresh, flowery, fruity aroma of pear, peach, vanilla, rice. Crisp and fresh, with a lovely, silky body. Very tasty, fresh and aromatic.