No. 175INDEX / 321
Shin・Tsuchida Kassei Nigori
Tsuchida Shuzo, Gunma
Reviewed in H1 2023
Don't cellar it, drink it soon
SCOREOverall score
82pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Gunma-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 90%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- no added yeast, nama (unpasteurised), nigori (cloudy)
- List price
- ¥2,523
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.0
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste3.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
From the Tsuchida series by Tsuchida Shuzo, the Gunma brewery devoted to natural brewing methods, here's Kassei Nigori Nama — the brewery's only nama (unpasteurized) sake. Tsuchida Shuzo usually recommends room-temperature storage, but this is the one bottle that needs to stay refrigerated. Even stirred up with its lees, the taste is surprisingly clean. A fruity sweetness and milkiness sit alongside a bitterness that leans in gently. With the fizz of its kassei nigori (actively fermenting, cloudy sake) on top, it's the perfect bottle for right before things get started.