Kiyasho Shuzo
Reviewed in H1 2022

The summer you were here lies in a distant dream
TOCKY's report
Numata's report
Juyondai Gokujo Morohaku
91
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
NO6 STYPE 2021
89
Close · all 5 axes match
Senkin Issei
89
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Shichiken Alain Ducasse
86
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Among the closest shapes (at most one axis off by one step), ordered by score. Re-reviews of the same sake are excluded and each brewery appears once. Where fewer than four qualify, the next closest shapes fill the gap.
"Hakutsurunishiki," created over eight years by major sake maker Hakutsuru, aiming for a rice that would surpass Yamadanishiki. Born by crossing Yamadaho, the maternal line of Yamadanishiki, with Watafunego, a closely related paternal-line variety, it is in effect a sibling of Yamadanishiki. Here is Jikon made with that Hakutsurunishiki. A sweet-and-sour aroma like ichigo daifuku (strawberry mochi), together with the rich fragrance of glutinous rice, and a refreshing sweetness like a clear midsummer sky spreads through the mouth.