Kawakei Shoten
Reviewed in H1 2022

A New Hope for Miyagi
TOCKY's report
Numata's report
Akabu SNOW XMAS
87
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Earth 2022
87
Close · 4 of 5 axes match
Kokuryu Shizuku
86
Close · all 5 axes match
Ine to Agave Koshu Hanakaze × Tsuchida Shuzo
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.
'DATE SEVEN,' a unit formed by several sake breweries. It looked like the story had wrapped up when the final instalment came out last year, but a sequel has now been decided. For this season, the breweries brew using the same sake rice and milling ratio. Koganesawa style is characterised by a gentle flavour where umami is nicely entwined with acidity. Sweetness is kept restrained, and you can enjoy a gentle, elongated, lingering note of umami in the mouth.