No. 306INDEX / 321
Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Hakutsurunishiki
Kiyasho Shuzo, Mie
Reviewed in H1 2024
I want to melt into that blue sky
SCOREOverall score
89pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Hakutsurunishiki
- Polishing ratio
- 45%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai Daiginjo, 100% Hakutsurunishiki
- List price
- ¥4,070
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Hakutsurunishiki, a sake rice created by Hakutsuru Shuzo with the aim of surpassing Yamadanishiki. The one using this rice — carrying the prestige of a venerable sake maker — is Kiyasho Shuzo, representing Mie Prefecture. It's the brewery that makes the celebrated sake Jikon. A mellow umami wraps around a juicy, rich sweetness that is quintessentially Jikon. A quartet of sweetness, umami, acidity, and alcohol-derived dryness resounds throughout the drinker's mouth.