No. 409INDEX / 321
Hiroki Tokubetsu Junmai Muroka Nama
Hiroki Shuzo Honten, Fukushima
Reviewed in H1 2025
A straight umami fastball at 160km/h
SCOREOverall score
85pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Japanese-grown rice
- Polishing ratio
- 55%
- Alcohol
- 0.16%
- Type
- Tokubetsu Junmai, nama (unpasteurised), genshu (undiluted)
- List price
- ¥3,300
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money3.5
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Hiroki, whose bottles are usually pasteurised, releases this "Tokubetsu Junmai muroka nama genshu (unfiltered, unpasteurised, undiluted)" only in December. This muroka nama genshu is the very sake that shot Hiroki's name to fame overnight. A showy aroma of melon and apple, and the moment you take a sip, umami and sweetness explode — you know instantly it's delicious. Unlike other Hiroki releases, the flavour's arc is short, and after a clean-ending aftertaste, a warmth from the alcohol remains.