43%. Shared a glass of this with my wife at YAMA LOSO in Charlotte after a long night of great food and wine. Beautiful packaging. It is very smooth. Some peach notes along with a woody quality. Some sweetness on the end. A fine way to end an evening.
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.
