Sake Reviews

Noguchi Naohiko Shiboritate Muroka Nama GenshuA bottle from the master Mr. Noguchi Naohiko. Alcohol percentage of 19% but didn’t taste like one. V...

This is a limited edition bottling for spring. “うすべに” which is pasted on it literally translates to “light pink”. I’m guessing it’s named after th...

Kaze No Mori is one of my fave sake brands. Their innovation in is one of the best and they’re constantly challenging the rules of the game. Thi...

One of the bottles that have truly impressed me. I love the spirit of innovation in brewers and once in awhile they come up with something brill...

Aromatic, mild and smooth. Yet it retained a lot of flavor. A certain robustness comes through in the middle. Bottled as part of the “On a night...

A very refined sake for 58% polishing rate. It was made to resemble wine. In fact they recommend drinking it from a wine glass. The aromatics in...

Made of Dewa No Sato rice from Yamagata. Strong fruity aromas of white peach and banana. Initially, I found it too sweet and felt that it was be...

Last weekend we had the People’s Choice Event in Singapore and this is the winning sake. Congratulations to @nanbubijin_sake! A beautiful, balan...

Sake to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. Interesting Junmai Daiginjo - wasn’t as clean tasting and fruity as I thought it would be. Instead you ...

A very nice Junmai Daiginjo from Miyagi made with their local rice strain Kura No Hana. It’s basically everything you would expect from a Junmai...

Opened my very special bottle of Alpha 8. This is made of brown rice, completely unpolished, hence the name “Power of the Ground”. I’ve never ta...

Celebrating the Year of the Tiger!Sake from Kochi prefecture tends to be on the dry side, but Arimitsu prefers to make their sake mellow and gen...