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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
180ml bottle from Japan Centre. Milky yellow tinged white colour, no head and aroma of rice, floral hints. Taste is rice, fruity, floral hints, melon note, milky, caramel, citric, some booze. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying fruity finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2022 at 20:47

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
180ml bottle from Japan Centre. Clear, very pale yellow colour tint, no head and aroma of rice, fruity, caramel hint, boozy. Taste is sweet, juicy, rice, fruity notes with some caramel, and earthy booze. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, juicy spicy boozy finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2022 at 20:21

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
900ml carton from Japan Centre. Clear with pale yellow tint, no head and aroma of slight spice, fruity, boozy. Taste is rice, with melon, coconut, and peppery, warming grassy booze. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2022 at 23:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
180ml bottle from Japan Centre. Pale light yellow gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of rice, honeydew, booze. Taste is rice, fruity, melon, honeydew, creamy hints, with some alcohol notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying boozy finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2022 at 22:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Frosted green bottle (300ml); pours milky, nutty hints for me, all a bit weird really. Drank on 30th January 2022 at my daughters in Laguna Hills.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2022 at 05:31

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
16/12/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear virtually colourless with no head. Aroma is sweet, fruity, rice water, hint of caramel cocoa. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, low carbonation. Crisp, with a nice long bittersweet finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2021 at 18:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Small pour into the per-installed sake cup.

Not quite clear. Somewhat gelatinous.

Creamy fresh banana nose, doesn't smell fake.

Yeasty, banana candy, potato, plastic, herbal, lingering leafy greens. Mellow flavor, hard alcohol.

A little hot.

Meh. Just lacked flavor.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2021 at 21:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
720ml bottle from Japan Centre. Clear, no head and aroma of rice, fruity, mellow. Taste is rice, fruity, melon, caramel hint, boozy. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry boozy finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2021 at 22:10

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle from Japan Centre. Clear very pale yellow colour, no head and aroma of rice, fruity, earthy. Taste is rice, mellow, caramel hint, with some warming booze. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry warming finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2021 at 22:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
25/9/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed. Pours clear almost colourless, slight yellow tint. Aroma of rice water, melon, chocolate raisin, caramel. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, minimal carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish, with tangy alcohol warmth. Likeable.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2021 at 12:20