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7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
300 ml bottle from Kanazawa Station. Big, fruity nose, esters, peaches, apple, melon, pepper and spices, sweet creamy rice. Nice nose. Clear, watery. Sweet start, ends with dry booze. Very ricy, fruity, vanilla, cream, peaches, apples. Full, silky mouth. Nice. Good peppery finish. Sweet, but not over the top.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2017 at 05:19

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
300 ml bottle from Kanazawa Station. Slightly yellow. Ricy nose, vanilla, some yogurt. Sweet at first, then dries out nicely, vanilla, rice. A rich junmai that does dry quite well. Yamahai I suspect.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2017 at 21:08

8.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Izakaya Seki. Clear with a subtle yellow hue. Aroma has melon, wine. Taste has subtle salt, tropical fruit. Nice body. Delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2016 at 17:58

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Yamaya. Oily, icy looking, a bit darker than clear. RIch rice nose, melon, peach, a bit of alcohol coming through. Sweet and full flavor, big estery fruits, minerals. Oily, sweet, full. Nicely fruity but a bit too heavy for summer heat. Great stuff, though.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2015 at 22:08

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
300 ml bottle. Oily, thick appearance. Big fruit, peaches, stone fruits, estery. Rice as well. Sweet, rich, fruity flavor, rice, oranges, apricots. Alcohol is evident. Smooth and full, oily body. Decent stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2015 at 08:09

5.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Yamaya. A bit yellowish color. Fresh vegetal nose, rice, some alcohol burn. Herbal flavor with rich rice and some fruits, a bit sweet. Some kind of health stuff seems to be added here, and it is much worse than their normal Junmai at 16%. Not bad, but why?
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2014 at 07:46

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle sampled at Sumo, The Hague. Pours clear. Aroma of rice, spicy notes and a light malty aspect. Flavour is moderate sweet. Medium bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2014 at 12:23

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
300 ml bottle. fruity vanilla and lactic nose, coconut, pina colada. Very milky and cloudy without being thick. Lightly fizzy. sweet rice, peaches, orange, melon, nicely tart and acidic. Full, smooth body, lots of small persistant carbonation. Very milky and lactic.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2013 at 04:45

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
1.8 liter bottle. Full, rich rice flavor. Light caramel and vanilla. Slightly hazy, oily, viscous. Full, rich rice flavor. Slightly creamy and sweet, caramel or mizu-ame, with a bit of an alcohol burn. Full, rich junmai. Solid stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2013 at 03:15

8.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
180 ml glass from a 720 ml bottle. Clear. Aroma is floral, fruity, with melon and peach. Taste is clean, full, bright and floral. Delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2013 at 05:03