No. 391INDEX / 321
Kankiku Monochrome
Kankiku Meijo, Chiba
Reviewed in H2 2024
Memories gone by, painted in monochrome
SCOREOverall score
87pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Yamasake No. 4（Tamanae）
- Polishing ratio
- 50％
- Alcohol
- 0.15%
- Type
- Junmai Daiginjo, muroka nama genshu (unfiltered, unpasteurised, undiluted)
- List price
- ¥1,925
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.5
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
From Kankiku Meijo, brewed in Kujukuri, Chiba, here's a bottle Tokki personally vouches for. A fresh green-apple fruit aroma and a pleasant, popping carbonation. One sip and a pale, gentle sweetness and acidity spread out, handing off to a mellow umami in the second half. It carries the freshness of a muroka nama genshu (unfiltered, unpasteurised, undiluted) sake, yet without the harsh edge those often have — a remarkably composed flavor.