No. 229INDEX / 321
Denshu
Nishida Shuzoten, Aomori
Reviewed in H1 2024
SCOREOverall score
81pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- —
- Polishing ratio
- 55%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Tokubetsu Junmai
- List price
- ¥1,650
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste3.5
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Denshu, from Nishida Shuzoten, the Aomori brewery that represents the sake world. A look at the Tokubetsu Junmai, its entry model. A dense aroma of fully ripe banana and apple, with a slightly rice-like note of joshinko (rice flour). The taste is led by the sweetness and umami of the rice. A very smooth mouthfeel, a short finish, compactly put together