No. 88INDEX / 321
Hanaabi Yamadanishiki
Nanyo Jozo
Reviewed in H1 2022
SCOREOverall score
86pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
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- Polishing ratio
- —
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- —
- List price
- ¥3,500
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.5
Value for money2.5
Numata's report
Taste3.5
Aroma4.5
Value for money3.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Hanaabi from Nanyo Shuzo — its surging popularity has turned it into a sake that's become hard to get hold of. The Yamadanishiki rice is polished down to 40%, using only sake set aside under tobingakoi (gravity-dripped into individual bottles). Quality worthy of Hanaabi's flagship model. Tropical fruit explodes in your mouth, and a rich sweetness and umami blast you all the way to the moon.