No. 76INDEX / 321
Ibi Ginsen
Sugihara Shuzo, Gifu
Reviewed in H1 2022
A mighty bottle from the smallest brewery in Japan
SCOREOverall score
81pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Ibi no Homare
- Polishing ratio
- 60%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- 17% ABV
- List price
- ¥1,537
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.0
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste3.5
Aroma3.5
Value for money3.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Ibi, which has come to be featured as Japan's smallest sake brewery. With a 130-year history, it sends out a small, elite line-up of sake made with its own in-house-developed sake rice, Ibi no Homare. A clean ginjo aroma, with sweetness and richness filling the mouth, and a crisp, pleasant bitterness that gives the flavour definition.