Japan

16% ABV.  50% Polishing Ratio.  Junmai Daiginjo.  Silvery/yellow and pale.  The nose is clean with pears.  On the palate, pineapple and slight tapioca.  

16% ABV.  Junmai Gingo.  50% Polishing Ratio.  Pale green gold in color.  The nose has green apples and slight honeydew.  On the palate, honeydew with slight bitter almond note.  

Daiginjo.  16-17%ABV.  50% Polishing.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has honeydew, wintergreen and herbal notes.  On the palate, honeydew and herbal notes.  Very nice.  

Daiginjo.  16.5%ABV.  This was produced to celebrate women Sake store owners in Japan.  Light green/gold in color.  The nose has wintergreen, sorrel, and honeydew.  On the palate, maple, melons and slight nutty note.  Delicious.  

14.9% ABV.  Ginjo.  The color of water, clear.  The nose has watermelon, and almonds.  On the palate, complex with honeydew and some watermelon.  A bit of pepper.   

Junmai.  14.9%ABV.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has almonds, nutmeg and green apples.  On the palate, honeydew melons, and almonds.  Complex and deep.   

70% Rice Polishing.  17% ABV.  Made with a technique called Bodaimoto which increases the acidity in the starter water.  Green/gold in color.  The nose smells like a faint scent of vomit (think of those Harry Potter Jelly Beans).  Not pleasant but not terrible.  Also a bit of banana and vanilla.  Much better on the palate with tastes of soft cheese, cream and slight melon.  Lots of complexity and is very interesting.  

Junmai.  16% ABV.  Green/gold in color.  The nose is nice with pine, vanilla, and slight golden raisin.  The palate has almonds and umami.  A viscous texture.  

Junmai.  16% ABV.  Polish is 60%.  Light golden in color.  On the nose, it almost has a Chardonnay note along with Umami.  On the palate, umami with a slight bitter almond note in the aftertaste.

Junmai Nigori.  70% Polish.  14.9% ABV.  This is milky/cloudy (the bottle was intentionally shaken before serving), opaque.  A viscous texture.  On the nose, it has a "rice milk" quality with slight melons.  The palate is more about a honeydew fruit quality.  Very interesting.  Refreshing.