theisti (5579) reviewed Junmai Nama Genshu Sake from moto-i 15 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
~2 oz pour on draft at the Sake Brewpub in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pour is clear, almost crystal though some very, very faint yellow does show. Aroma is rice, touch of vanilla sweetness and a bit of floral. Taste is the touch of sweetness at first, which moves smoothly to the rice. The finish lingers nicely with floral berries. Palate is medium bodied, hot and dry.
theisti (5579) reviewed Junmai Nigori Namasake from moto-i 15 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
~2 oz pour on draft at the Sake Brewpub in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pour is hazed cloudy whitish and clear. Really interesting looking in the glass. Aroma is a bit of citrus, some soft lavender floral and the normal fermeted rice notes. Taste is a combination of the lavender floral and bright hot rice alcohol. Though only mildly more alocoholic than the ginjo this really tasted a lot hotter. Palate is medium bodied, a bit rougher which actually worked nicely with the taste profile. Different, also nice.
theisti (5579) reviewed Junmai Ginjo Namasake from moto-i 15 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
~2 oz pour on draft at the Sake Brewpub in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Clear pour, touch of soft yellow accent. Aroma is softly floral, light apple fruit sweetness and the rice. Nice, softly layered nose. Taste reverses the elements of th nose, with rice up front, followed close behind with the fruit sweetness and the floral. Fresh and expressive. Palate is medium bodied and mouth coating, still, yet still lively and bright. Clean and nice. This was my favorite of the three I sampled.