Sake review: 3 Namazakes
Shichi Hon Yari “The Seven Spearsmen” Junmai Muroka Namazake
Pours a clear color. Nice grain on the ...
Sake review: Miyoshikiku’s one-cups
Who said that one-cup sake is bad? Not me, and definitely not Miyoshikiku, that’s for sure.
I recently go ...
Sake review: Spring Namazake
Before I share my tasting notes on the fresh Nama, here are some words to decode the names of the sake.
純米 Jun ...
Sake Review: Spring Namazake
Daisekkei “Snow Valley” Tokubetsu Junmai Muroka Namazake Genshu
When you open the cap, there’s a pop.&nbs ...
Sake Review: Tenbi Junmai Ginjo
Choshu Shuzo is now well into the middle of its first brewing season, and toji Fujioka Miki has shipped out several b ...
Can you age Namazake?
For the past 60 some years, the race has been to drink Sake as fast as possible after release from the brewery. Histo ...
Sake Review: Yucho Shuzo Pair
Sake reviews: Nama Genshu & Muroka by Namazake Paul
These Sake are part of the reason I’m Namazake Paul. They really inspired me to want to share Nama with you all ...
Sake review: Tasting – Ride? Black 2021
Gokyo brewer Sakai Shuzo’s Ride? Black was my favorite sake of 2020. This super-limited release is part of ...
Sake review: Fresh Flavor from Aomori – Ando Suigun Junmai Daiginjo Shiboritate Nama Genshu
No rice is listed, but the mill rate is 50%.
Brewery: Ozaki Shuzo, Awamori Prefecture
Ozaki Shuzo is a sm ...