No. 395INDEX / 321
Denshu 50 Shunen
Nishida Shuzoten, Aomori
Reviewed in H2 2024
A finish that lasts fifty years in your mouth
SCOREOverall score
86pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Kojonishiki
- Polishing ratio
- 50%
- Alcohol
- 16%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), yamahai method (simplified kimoto), Kojonishiki
- List price
- ¥3,080
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
We introduce the 'Denshu 50th Anniversary Bottle,' released to mark the 50th anniversary of Denshu, the brand representing Aomori. It's brimming with the brewery's commitment — their signature yamahai (a simplified kimoto) method, using Kojonishiki, a sake-brewing rice grown in Aomori. A beautiful, umami-driven flavour and an endlessly mellow finish seem to paint out Denshu's own NeverEnding Story. Denshu, may you live forever.