No. 407INDEX / 321
Juyondai Kakushin Honmaru namazake (unpasteurised)
Takagi Shuzo, Yamagata
Reviewed in H1 2025
No New Year without this one
SCOREOverall score
87pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Japanese-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 55%
- Alcohol
- 0.15%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice)
- List price
- ¥3,950
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma4.5
Value for money2.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
“Kakushin”, the new-sake version of “Honmaru”, Juyondai's signature bottling. Unlike the standard Honmaru, this one is a junmai nama. A floral fruit aroma and a fresh, mint-like top note, and one sip bursts open with rich sweetness and refreshing acidity all at once. Towards the second half, a juicy sweetness like biting into a pear and the gentle umami of rice spread out, and a gentle finish carries on. True to a junmai, the explosive power of the first impression is high, and the finish closes more gently than the standard Honmaru.