No. 187INDEX / 321
Juyondai Aiyama from Banshu, Hyogo
Takagi Shuzo, Yamagata
Reviewed in H2 2023
Only one result remains: “happiness”
SCOREOverall score
95pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- 80% Aiyama
- Polishing ratio
- 50％
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai Ginjo,
- List price
- ¥4,200
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste5.0
Aroma4.5
Value for money2.0
Numata's report
Taste5.0
Aroma4.5
Value for money1.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
"Juyondai" — the sake that sparked the recent hojun umakuchi (rich, mellow) boom. Its quality has driven its popularity ever higher, making it one of the hardest sakes to get hold of. Takagi Shuzo, the brewery behind "Juyondai," made this rice — Aiyama — famous across the whole country. A glamorous aroma of fully ripened fruit is set off beautifully by a faint acidity. The mouthfeel is extremely smooth, and pure, unadulterated umami and sweetness spread instantly to fill the mouth, brimming with happiness.