Gekkeikan Sake Company (Japan)

Saké Brewery in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵

Established in 1637

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300-1 Katahara-chō, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8361, Japan

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
bottle at post De Molen we want to goto bed Sake tasting ...well oddly having hated the much higher scoring moon and star rabbit sakes... i find that the best sake of the evening was this one and i hadnt high hopes for it ... Crystal clear ... soft earth rice nose ... soft earth rice ... light floral sweetness ... light oily body ... yeah this soft and easy and tasty
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2010 at 12:25

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
bottle at post De Molen we want to goto bed Sake tasting ... ok unfiltered ones are just weird ... i kind of like... but its kind of odd ... and the funny coating it leaves in mouth is freaky ... very milky creamy coloured ... very mellow light rice nose ... light rice ... carnation milk ... thick slightly gritty body ... some coconut... like i say i like but ...



bottle at home ... thanks to benjii and sevare i think this might be a different sake dutyfree shop limited edition...see twitter photo of 4th nov 2011 ...clowdy white .. with added gold leaf ... soft floral pineapple rice ...little anniseed nose ... sweet front .. light rice ... powery calkyness ... 3.8 ... you know this one is growing on me ... especaly as i steal more from the bottle 4.0
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2010 at 12:23

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
750 ml violet coloured screwcap bottle in cardboard box, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 14.8%. Clear, nearly colourless (like water), no carbonation. Aroma of boiled rice, anise, alcohol and marzipan. Flavour of anise and alcohol, quite dry. Another futile purchase, in my desperate journey towards an understanding of what’s so great about sake.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2010 at 12:08

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can 180ml.
White clear color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate alcohol, rice, sweet rice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100110]
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2010 at 11:34

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
180 ml can.
Fruity aroma-melon, banana, spicy too, plus a bit of sawdust. Spicy flavor, wood, lemon, banana. Quite complex. Spicy and crisp, very flavorful. Surprisingly good.
Tried from Can on 04 Nov 2009 at 15:44

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
300 ml bottle.
Aroma is sweet, rounded, with umami, and rather alcoholic with a bit of citrus.
Flavor is lean, dry, alcoholic, fruity, with a good bit of citrus. Decent round mouth. Good enough, but the genshu level of alcohol really makes it hard to catch the more subtle flavors at first, though some of it faded. Nice round mouth. Flavorful and fresh-tasting.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2009 at 08:13

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.
Clear like water with no head. Aroma is friuty, rice, light alcoholic. Flavor is sweet and alcoholic with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20090612]
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2009 at 04:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Pours thick and pulpy. Sweet banana in the nose. Flavor is a sweet banana, coconut, and rice. It’s OK, but not flavorful enough.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2009 at 19:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. My second sake, if I remember correct. Clear see-through no-coloured and no headed.
Fridge cold (7-8 C). Aroma is alcohol, rice and citrus fruity. Flavour is rice, a bit alcohol, watermelon and some citric hints. The alcohol noteable is quite \"sharpedged\". Dry palate.
Room Temperature (17-18C). Aroma gets a bit \"fuller\" of the same as colder. The main difference is the alcohol which now fits in better both in aroma and flavour. Dry palate.
Warmed up to about 30C. Smooth as whole impression, the alcohol in not as sharpedged anymore, and it somehow feels even more full than the lower temperatures. A bit warm vodkaish, but the fruityness (citrus and watermelon) was a big positive thing compared to Gekkeikan (Laurel Crown) Traditional Light Sake. Quite easy to drink, especially when warmer.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2006 at 13:01

4.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Grainy rice and soy sauce aroma. Yellow water appearance. Sweet rice flavor with light fruitiness and an alcohol burn finish. So-so
Tried on 16 Jan 2006 at 03:49