Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Enasan Junmai Sake from Hazama Shuzo 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
720 ml bottle from Furusato Nozei. Rich fruit and rice nose. Citrus, peach, some tropical fruits pineapple. Slightly spicy. Clear and icy. Sweet and fruity, citrus, tropical. Huge fruit, really, more of the ginjo type than typical junmai. Rich and silky. Spicy finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
720 ml bottle. Dryish nose, pear, apple, light citrus. Light, clean and fruity. Subtle lovely fruitiness is less sweet and overpowering as is found in the Yamadanishiki version. This is slightly more sophisticated imo.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Furusato Nozei. Clear and icy. Hugely fruity nose. Citrus, apple, pear, spicy koji. Flavor is quite sweet, rice and vanilla, fruit. Full body, smooth and slick. A fruit bomb.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
720 ml bottle from Tominaga. First time in the place. Never heard of this brewery. It is a hiyaoroshi type. Nose is ripe, maybe aged or dried fruits. Strawberry, apple, light nectarine. Rice too. Clear, thick looking. Flavor is spicy, slightly hot, nicely fruity. Hints of vanilla. Apple, citrus. Big fruit, smooth body, strong. Very nice, very mellow.