No. 399INDEX / 321
Kankiku Hakuginkai
Kankiku Meijo, Chiba
Reviewed in H2 2024
You can eat this snow
SCOREOverall score
85pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- —
- Polishing ratio
- 50%
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Type
- muroka nama (unfiltered, unpasteurised), nigori (cloudy), Junmai Daiginjo
- List price
- ¥1,815
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.5
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.5
Value for money5.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
A nigorizake (cloudy sake) to drink in the new-sake season. This time, from "Kankiku," Chiba's celebrated brand, here's "OCEAN99 Hakuginkai." The aroma carries notes of grated apple, fully ripened banana, and fresh cream. One sip reveals a beautifully balanced harmony of refreshing sweetness and gentle acidity, with a short aftertaste that fades away cleanly. It carries the mellow smoothness typical of nigorizake while also achieving the lightness of a clear sake.