Norman Gennaro

9.1

This is Nanbu Bijin Black Label. They say it has “aroma of fresh and juicy orange, melon, pear, and zesty pineapple. The fruitiness follows through to the palate with the refreshing flavor of apples and the umami-rich sweetness of rice come together in a longlasting, beautiful, and clean finish. An elegant sake for special celebrations as well as everyday meals. Served in the first-class cabin of Japan Airlines.” I don’t get the aromas right now but will let the chill come off and see. There is no bottling date so I can’t tell if that’s impactful. It does have what I think is classic Yamada rice flavors although I better try some alternatives just to make sure :). Some say semi-dry, others say semi-sweet. I would go with semi-sweet. Need to look up the SMV but I’m going with -3 — 23 days ago

Andy Tam

9.1

Sweet tones apple like medium texture. Bossbaby approved on his dining throne — 5 years ago

John Edgar

10

Tastes like the best peach you ever did try. 🍑🍑 — 7 years ago

Pooneet K

9.3

Just delicious. Full bodied with wonderful texture, but quite balanced. A smidge on the less dry side overall. Hard to argue with as a pairing for tonkatsu. — 2 months ago

Jinnai

8.9

kappo soraにて。最初は生臭みある？　と思ったけど最後は南部美人だった！ — 2 years ago

Jeff Francis

9.5

Very mild with a sweet almost floral taste. Very nice! — 6 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.4

Onza yamahai. Pale straw color - almost like a koshu. Redolent of a manzanilla — 7 years ago

JKT

9.1

sake of Kaiseki dinner at Naza GiroGiro with willie. Another interesting pairing sake, more acidic and bite to go with the duck and fois grau sauce cod roe dish — 4 months ago

Young Bock Lee

8.9

Okarakuchi. Floral, fruity on the first palate finished with sharp clean finish. Not my favorite but it does its job. Sometimes Karakuchi sake leaves large amount of umami flavor in the end but this sake leaves more clean finish. — 4 years ago

Tippsysake

9.1

High quality Junmai Ginjo! — 6 years ago