Nesten transparent, noe gultoner. Lukter fjøs, smør og gjær. Smaker alkohol, korn og gjør. Alkoholen sitter en stund.

How: Bottle.

Where: Bought in Tokyo, had at home.

Appearance: Hazy clear colour, slightly yellow, with no head.

Aroma: Rice, fruit, some esters.

Body: Medium body.

Flavour: Rice, some fruit, some alcohol.

Bottle. Clear Water colour. Moderate nice marcipan aroma. Moderate marcipan flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.

Bottle, 720mL, at Umi Sake House, drunk 11/4/15.
Well after spending roughly 30 minutes scouring the internet, I’ve learned a lot about Kimoto Junmai and Yamahai Junmai, so that’s good. Apparently this is the less rare/intensive of the two, but not by that much of a margin.
Very light, glassy, acetone-colored sake leaving good legs, if that’s even a thing (I don’t think it is). After being constantly baffled by what I should be looking for in a sake appearance, some research on the web turns up pretty much nothing; that is to say, from a professional judge’s quote, \"I have been professionally trained to grade sake in the following manner - balance 30%-40%, taste 25%-30%, aroma 20%-25%, and finish 15%.
So that about sums up appearance. Seems that as long as the non-nigiri sake is not cloudy/hazy, the appearance doesnt matter much or at all.
And also quite interestingly, the balance aspect is a higher ratio of a sake’s overall score. Which, as a mid-abv beverage, makes sense.
Anyways, this one had a very subtle nose of light flowers, hints of sweet rice, honey, light almonds and graceful vanilla notes. No alcohol noted in the aroma, with plenty of earthier notes developing with warming. Low on fruitiness.
Incredibly soft and comforting in the mouth, yet with a fluid viscosity that goes down easily, leaving light nuttiness, delicate honey, almond meal and plentiful earthiness (moist brown rice). Gentle acidity perks up on the finish, which never reveals any alcohol but just a hint of sharpness/poignancy. It balances quite nicely, but the sweeter, umami and cream flavors certainly do build up on the palate over the course of the bottle. Still, the light, easygoing body and lack of any heavy fruitiness makes it pretty easy to keep drinking. Really enjoyed this stuff. Quite subtle. Kind of surprised by the average ratings for the Yamahai (assuming that is similar to this).

Bottled@fonefan. Water coloured, no head. Aroma is rice, some alcohol, mild strange sweetness as well as some slight phenolic and mild sweet vegetably notes to it. Flavour is similar, with the alcohol sweetness giving the whole thing a nice balance among all the other elements.

Süßlich Antrunk nach Reis, weich, spritzig. Minimal süßlicher Mittelteil, schwacher Nachhall. 9/10/8/8/11/8

Etwas alkoholischer, allerdings sehr weicher Beginn. Intensiv nach Reis, minimal säuerlich. Gut. 9/9/11/9/11/9

Bottle, 30cl. It’s a clear, oily one, almost colorless. It’s quite fruity on the nose, with some rice hints in the back. Cellar hints and some notes of lemon. It’s oily and lighlty cardboardish on the palate, warming and full-bodied. Pleasant fruity flavor with some cooked rice in the far back. Apples, some pear and a lemony hint. Lasting finish. A pretty pleasant one, tasteful. 131122

Sampled @ RB Danish Summer Gathering 2013 day 1, Ulfborg. Bottle. Clear watery color, no head. Smell sweetish, alcohol and chlorine. Taste light to moderately alcoholic, lightly sweet-bitter. Hard to describe. Ok.