Dassai 39 Junmai Daiginjo Sake

Interesting anise on the nose at first

Fruity and smooth

elegant. Pure, well-balanced.

I’m just biased towards these. I need to try them side by side to see which number I like best.

Been counting down the days till I can have me some Sugarfish. I know it’s a hit/miss with some sushi folk, but I love it anyway.

This sake is sort of the mainstay quality guy, old reliable. A pillowy mouthfeel of snowfall laden with an undercurrent frosty umami note. Toasted pumpkin seeds give it that slight nutty note and of course a creamy, sweet almost like pumpkin purée sweetness. Interesting, complex, and drinkable.

So much melon. Still dig this.

Cool clear waters running deep

Light and refreshing

No this is the shouchu

Compared three different seimaibuai - 50%, 39% and 23%. Differences are subtle but the 23 is certainly the most delicate