7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1.8 liter bottle at Okariba. Clear. Rounded mellow nose with some vanilla, peach and orange. Great rice, full, fruity, a light touch of lactic acid. Very smooth and tasty and fresh. quite full and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2017
at 18:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Glass at Komachi. Orange tint, oily. Very ricy, koji nose. Not very acidic or funky. A bit of acidity in the flavor, sweet, peaches, rice, a bit of yogurt. This was there junmai fermented to a lower attenuation, thus the lower alcohol and resulting sweetness. It’s ok, but nothing like the real thing. Don’t bother.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2016
at 18:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Takashimaya. Meaty, smooth yogurt nose, a bit of alcohol burn, peaches. Oily and thick looking with a yellow tint. Smooth and full, lots of umami, nice yamahai acidity, lactic. A bit boozy but mellow body from the age. Good drinking stuff and great value.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2016
at 19:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
750mL bottle, pours a clear white with a few bubbles. Aroma is quite milky, with lots of steamed rice with some residual sugar, and a little pear. Flavour is shy on any funk, with prominent alcohol and subdued rice notes with low residual sweetness. Finishes almost bitter, with loads of alcohol. Not being a usual sake rater, it’s difficult to compare, but this seems quite boozy and lacking in depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2016
at 01:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from takimoto. Funky rice nose, rich and grainy, light caramel and cream. Full creamy fkaovr, vanilla, rice pudding, caramel. Super full, thick, oily body. Alcohol is well present at 21+. Very peppery finish. lovely,tho the nose is just a bit faint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2014
at 05:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tama cup from Takimoto. Slight yellowish tint. Lightly spicy aroma, cedar, a bit of yamahai acidity, rice. The acidity shows up more in the flavor, with some orange and melon plus pepper and spice, and a touch of vanilla. Light but s ooth body. Gpod balanced sweetness. Nothing like their better sakes, but pretty damn good for a low price honjozo.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2014
at 00:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
720ml bottle from Yamamoto. Slightly yellowish color, a bit oily. Lightly funky nose, spices, light lactic acid. Flavor of funky, yogurt, lemon, rice, caramel, dashi. Funky. Nice light sweetness. silky, oily light body. Interesting fruitiness too. Another wild yeast wonder by Phillip Harper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 05:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
720 ml bottle from Takimoto. Cloudy white, not exactly thick, separates a bit from the watery part. Lemony, creamy nose, rice, koji. Very nice flavor, with acid and citrus notes, some stone fruits and esters, and a creamy vanilla yogurt-like aspect form the yamahai process. Yamahai character is not huge, but the tang balances the thickness of the sediment quite well, making it a very nice nigori. Not overly sweet either. Quite luscious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 02:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Taster at Jam. Nose is roasted rice, like when it gets burnt in the kettle, caramel, some cream. Flavor is, shockingly, hugely fruity and acidic, orange, lemon, green apple, very tart, almost sour. Lovely fruit, lovely acidity, and that roasted rice graininess all the way. A fabulous yamahai.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2014
at 22:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Takashimaya Kyoto. Yellow and clear. Ricy nose, acid, light vanilla and milk, some caramel. Fruity, acidic flavor. Full-on rice. Nice balance with fill rice sweetness and acid and alcohol. Flavors of orange, melon, cream. Good stuff. Could be a touch drier, but an excellent junmai, with wild yeast I presume.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2014
at 07:00