This seemed a little rough around the edges after the Noguchi yamahai, showing bark, emami, banana peel, rich and creamy, off dry, round and dense, undiluted and unpasturized, packs a punch though. Maybe good with richer meats, even BBQ and heavier richer fish. 70% semaibuai, -4 nihonshudo, 19% alc. Toshio Uneo tasting
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200mL can. Clear and pale; high intensity aromatics, white fruit, white floral; slightly sweet, clean, holds its 19% alcohol very well, highly flavorful; finish is medium length and fades a touch in its fruit. I don't drink a lot of sake, but this is excellent. 91-92 This is a nama genshu sake. Nama for unpasteurized (and specifically this is funaguchi styled, which is a type of Nama?), and genshu for undiluted.
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3/22/2022 - peternelson wrote:
This seemed a little rough around the edges after the Noguchi yamahai, showing bark, emami, banana peel, rich and creamy, off dry, round and dense, undiluted and unpasturized, packs a punch though. Maybe good with richer meats, even BBQ and heavier richer fish.
70% semaibuai, -4 nihonshudo, 19% alc. Toshio Uneo tasting
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12/27/2018 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points
200mL can. Clear and pale; high intensity aromatics, white fruit, white floral; slightly sweet, clean, holds its 19% alcohol very well, highly flavorful; finish is medium length and fades a touch in its fruit. I don't drink a lot of sake, but this is excellent. 91-92
This is a nama genshu sake. Nama for unpasteurized (and specifically this is funaguchi styled, which is a type of Nama?), and genshu for undiluted.
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12/23/2014 - cellarstalker wrote: 95 Points
Fruity with some strength of the 19%
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7/30/2009 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
SWE: No water added, unpasterized; frty banana, bread, yeast, cheese; floral, more concentrated; weight, glycerol, fuller aromas, but not as fine.
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