JAPAN : SHIZUOKA Rice (Yamadanishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Aichinokaori) SMV +/-0, 50% POLISHING A rich, dry, and semi-fruity Junmai Daiginjo: good acidity; plum, melon, and peach aromas; tangerine/citrus and some elegant honeyed notes on the palate.
Ben Spicer
Happiness in a 300ml package
Happiness in a 300ml package
9.5Tracy Hall
Nice with sushi
Nice with sushi
9.0Tsuyoshi Enoki
Sake Specialist Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo
Name:" Wakatake"/ subtitle: Onigoroshi/ brewery: Oomuraya shuzoujou/ region: Shizuoka prefecture/ category: honjouzou/
Name:" Wakatake"/ subtitle: Onigoroshi/ brewery: Oomuraya shuzoujou/ region: Shizuoka prefecture/ category: honjouzou/
8.1Tsuyoshi Enoki
Sake Specialist Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo
Name:" Wakatake", 若竹/ brewery: Oomuraya shuzoujou/ region: Shizuoka prefecture/ category: ginjo/
Name:" Wakatake", 若竹/ brewery: Oomuraya shuzoujou/ region: Shizuoka prefecture/ category: ginjo/
8.4Gilles de Chambure
Master Sommelier & Educator
morimoto in napa from foot of mount fushi in shizuaka
morimoto in napa from foot of mount fushi in shizuaka
9.4Kirk Wallace
The label is also in English!! Wakatake nigori.
The label is also in English!! Wakatake nigori.
8.8Rachel Macalisang
Lead Sommelier - The Bazaar by José Andrés
Fuller & highly aromatic. Earth & fruit.
Fuller & highly aromatic. Earth & fruit.
8.1Norman Gennaro
This is a nice sake. This is a “mag” but I think the aromatics are diminished due to the age of the bottle or the chill I have in it. I’m just not getting much. To me the flavors are great and I’m not surprised it’s got an SMV if +\- 0 it’s like drinking water. Little alcohol on the backend.
This is a nice sake. This is a “mag” but I think the aromatics are diminished due to the age of the bottle or the chill I have in it. I’m just not getting much. To me the flavors are great and I’m not surprised it’s got an SMV if +\- 0 it’s like drinking water. Little alcohol on the backend.
9.3Jake Watson
The perfect companion with pepperoni pizza.
The perfect companion with pepperoni pizza.
8.8Location
WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.