UPDATED: MAR 29, 2024 Bottle from True Sake in San Francisco. Wonderful woody aroma. I guess that is pine, but it is also citrus and oak. Earthy floral yeast aroma. Very reminiscent of my favorite beer store in Tokyo. Lightly sweet. Easy to drink. Well done.

Bevuto a temperatura ambiente. La consistenza del liquido è limpida. L'intensità olfattiva è elevata e la persistenza olfattiva è apprezzabile. Il gusto al naso - aroma dominante riconosce il riso maltato Koji. Il gusto al naso - aromi secondari si accorda con pesca bianca, melone e prugna. Il corpo è pieno. L'intensità gustativa è elevata e la persistenza gustativa è buona. Al palato il retrogusto è intenso. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali sono di pronta beva. Sul palato arrivano sentori di vaniglia, pesca bianca, frutta secca e fragola.

December 2017 - Tasting in Hackney. Bottle shared with big thanks to Paul. As 'Choryo Yoshinosugi No Taru Sake', 15.5%. Looks like clear water, with no head or other distinguishing features. Aroma is pink pez sweets, vanilla, faint marshmallow. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste is very smooth and lacks the harsh alcohol that many sakes have, 'creamy' in a way that's difficult to explain with some faint vanilla and estery fruit vibes. Sort of like a premium vodka. One of the best sakes I've tried and rated to style, but in truth I'd still always reach for a beer rather than this. (7-3-6-4-14=3.4)

Bottle shared at Leighton's place at the Ktwse tasting, 12/12/2017. A very clear almost colourless, no head. Aroam is solvent, woody, fragnant, cedar, spicy peppercorn. Palate is semi sweet, solvent, no solvent. Flavour is composed of spicy woody, cedar, crisp finish, .

12Dec2017 Light vinegar, soft citrus fruits, lemon, wood, creamy. Clear gold, no head. Light sweet. More creamy wood, soft citrus fruits, minerals, flat carbonation, medium bodied. Nice. Bottle shared at Leighton's - thanks to Scopey!

Pours clear. Aroma of sugar, sake, rice. Taste is sweet, slightly boozy, rice finish. Light and smooth body with soft carbonation.

Bottle shared in Hackney - thanks to Paul. Pours clear and pale. Light floral notes, some lemon peel, background cedar. Light to medium sweet flavour with smooth white rice, creamy vanilla, woody undertones. Medium bodied, lightly chewy, soft. Warming finish, with more vanilla, sweet frosting, white rice, further understated cedar wood. Good fun.

Bottle picked up online. It pours crystal clear. The aroma is sweet, creamy, milky, woody sting, vanilla pudding, angel delight and a touch of white pepper. The taste is dry, rich wood character, tannin, creamy, milk of magnesia, strawberry, angel delight, boozy kick, gummy bear, liquorice and some spice with a dry wood finish. Medium - full body and oily mouth- feel. Has a good depth of flavour. Rather enjoyable stuff.

300ml bottle. Close to being clear. No head. Aroma of wood and green apple. Taste has light wood, vanilla, melon. Smooth, good drinkability, no burn or harshness. Good stuff.

Sampled at Naraziumi Yuaai. Very sweet, dessertlike, has a light ricey, slightly floral character, accented by the fizziness. I do not pick up a distinct taruzake character.