 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Sep 20, 2009 @Richmond Gathering 9-courtesy dkachur & maniac-6oz bottle-pours no head and purple color. Aroma is plum, bacon. Taste is plum, herbal, rice, dry, alcohol.
Kinz (2179), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
Sep 12, 2009 Purple? Strong, almost rough rice aroma. Some rubbing alcohol as well. Not pleasant. Initial, very short lived shock of sour, then suddenly goes into a much better flavor of rice. Some fruitiness as well, almost like apricot. Rather enjoyable to me. Much better than the aroma.
Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 31, 2009 Tried a sample of this at the Aleksey Spirits tasting in Nashville. Got some wood/smoke and malt in the aroma and flavor.
dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Mar 8, 2009 180 mL bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Pours a copperish color. Aroma of caramelized sugar, milk and alcohol. Very strong taste of melon, rice, alcohol, cotton candy, caramel. Full bodied and a bit harsh. Very interesting.
JPDIPSO (4863), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Feb 13, 2008 Dark golden to brandy color, perhaps a hint of peach or pink. Not much as far a legs go. Gooseberry, sherry, dark honey and light alcohol scents. Very sweet as far a sakes go. Light berries, lightly caramelized sugar and touch of paint thinner in the flavors. Not as clean as many others and a touch too sweet for me.
thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Feb 1, 2008 This bottled sake from a bottle shop poured a head of finely sized clear colored bubbles that were fully diminished and left behind a uncarbonated brown purple hued body. The aroma was woody and kind of weird for a sake. The mild flavor contained notes of vinous. A horrible one that I would not buy again. Ugh I really didn’t like this one. A Drain Pour.
BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Jan 23, 2008 crisp red color on this still body. DHay and rice on the aroma. Sweet honey and hay body. Well hidden alcohol. Smooth finish with a hint of soymilk. From a flight at the UMI Sake house.
Beerlando (2283), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jan 9, 2008 The pour yields a crystal clear, pinkish, pale orange body that is reminiscent of a Rose’ wine. A quick swirl coats the glass with thick, droopy legs, foreshadowing a substantial, viscous body. The aroma is sweet and earthy. Light smoke shrouds scents of koji, sweet berries, and a myriad of exotic flowers. The flavor is simultaneously sweet and lightly tart from the various fresh berries that are the essence of this drink. Koji and smoked rice add contrasting, yet complimentary earthy components. Very complex and interesting. A substantial, lightly syrupy mouthfeel is quite viscous on the tongue. I’d prefer just a touch more dryness to the palate, but this is quite good nonetheless. I’ve sampled many infused sakes that don’t incorporate fruity components as well as this pure Daiginjo. Excellent stuff from a great sake producer.
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