Watarai Honten

Saké Brewery in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan 🇯🇵

Established in 1615

Contact
2-2-8 Ohyama, Tsuruoka, 997-1124, Japan
Description
Sake is found on the Dewa Road, and Dewa-no-Snow is a sake brewery that responds to the age of individualization and genuine taste. Sake brewing museum attached. There is a store where you can sample many kinds of sake.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Drank at room temperature. The consistency of the liquid is clear. The color is straw yellow. The olfactory intensity is normal and lasts sufficiently. The taste on the nose - dominant aroma is of malted rice Koji. The taste on the nose - secondary aromas are directed towards vanilla, herbs, mushrooms, spring water and spices. The first impression of intensity in the mouth is of strong and vigorous sake. The body is full. The flavor intensity is high, and the persistence is good. The taste is pleasant. The final mouth sensations are of drinkable sake. In the mouth the aroma is that of vanilla, dried apricot, honey, spices and umami.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2024 at 15:42


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

720 ml Bottle. Unpasteurized “nama” version. Very fruity, spicy, estery gonji-ka nose. Peaches, melon, mango, sweet orange. Fresh and fragrant. Oily, viscous, clear. Sweet and fruity, esters, spicy, pepper, alcohol heat. Full, silky body. Very nice. Great fruitiness, but a bit too sweet overall.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2014 at 02:51