Who isn’t attracted to gold writing, especially in the elegant fashion of calligraphy brushes? Best enjoyed “on a sunny spring or summer day with blossoms on the trees.” – M.A.L. Fuller thicker taste, sweeter and richer upon first sip with a stronger alcoholic sensation than another of comparable ABV. Mildly fruity, subtly honey-floral. Mild yeasty-wheat…
Category: Japan
Review – Sake: Tentaka Kuni Junmai “Hawk in the Heavens”, Tochigi, Japan
Prepping for yet another round of sesame-encrusted Ahi tuna with a round of sake in cedar cups. Smooth and mellow upon first sip with a somewhat mild yeasty aftertaste on the back of the tongue. An enticing non-fruity sweetness sits longingly on the very peak and sides of the tongue, tingling like thousands of little…
Review – Sake: Rihaku Nigori Dreamy Clouds, Tokubetsu Junmai, Shimane, Japan
Cedar sake cups flank a moss green towel, all helping to keep the Dreamy Clouds earthbound. This is mellow, soft, and soothing slightly overripe fruits in liquid form. The alcohol and acidity is indicated in an undertone of sharpness, but this is shrouded in foggy layers of calm and soothing pears, with glimpses of plum…
Review – Sake: Tozai Snow Maiden, Junmai Nigori, Kyoto, Japan
Left, front: A homemade strawberry daifuku. Right, front: The sake in a cappuccino-sized vessel. Fruity, like drinking berry-essence-infused water, with a pungent mildly acidic finish. The lingering feeling (not so much taste as it is another type of sense) in around the mouth and throat is like morning breath after attempting to brush the teeth…
Review – Sake: Konteki Pearls of Simplicity, Junmai Daiginjo, Kyoto, Japan
Left, front: A homemade strawberry daifuku. Right, front: The sake in a square cedar vessel. Soft, smooth, delicate, with only the softest of alcohol lingering on the back of the tongue. Drinks as innocently as spring-drawn water in a white earthen jar embraced by a silk-wrapped tea mistress, yet satisfies and inspires with the full…
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