Kikuchi Shuzo
Saké Brewery in Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan 🇯🇵
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Glass at Dark Bullet, 1/15/22.
Clear.
Nose is somewhat fruity and sweet with light pear and a touch of creamy honey. No booze or sharpness.
Almost juicy, full, creamy-sweet flavor with a rich, warming texture showing a hint of alcohol, but again, no sharp booze. A good mix of fruity, earthy and creamy-sweet. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Taster at Aeon Liquors Okayama. Clear and icy. Huge fruity nose, citrus, light berries, spicy ginjo-ka. Sweet and a bit heavy, great fruit, citrus and tropical. Nose surpasses the flavor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Taster at Aeon Liquors Okayama. Slightly yellow, clear, oily. Lemon, bit funky, yogurt, grainy rice. Surprisingly fruity flavor, peaches, orange, rice pudding. Fresh and milky, slightly sweet but tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
720 ml bottle gifted from a student! Oily and viscous in the glass. Big rice nose, bit of pear, apricot, touch of booze. Light rice sweetness, some alcohol, light fruit. Dry finish. A bit spicy inthe finish too. Nice, solid junmai.