Nabeshima Daiginjo Yamadanishiki.
This is a very limited edition sake made with 100% Yamada-Nishiki from the special A district of Hyogo Prefecture. Despite being so particular about rice, it is not a junmai sake, but rather an aruzome sake.
For those who are not familiar with it, "junmai-shu" reigns supreme, but most sake for "kanreikai" (sake competitions) is aluzake. It's interesting, isn't it? It tastes better that way.
Well, this sake has a fresh aroma like melon at first. There is no smell of alcohol from the sake, and at my level, I am unable to distinguish whether this level of sake is aluzome or junmai based on the aroma. When you sip it, you will taste equal parts bitterness, acidity, and umami, and the lingering aftertaste is rather long and fades away. It can be said that this is one of the perfection of sake made without compromise by the brewery and without compromising the price.
| List of Labels | |||
| raw rice | Tojo Yamada | Malted rice used | |
| ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent) | 35%. | sake brewing name | Tomiichiyo Brewery |
| Yeast used | Manufacturing Prefectures | Saga prefecture (Kyushu) | |
| sake (implied to be low-grade) | ±About +/- 0 | Production period | 202507 |
| acidity | moderate | Date of purchase | 20250814 |
| amino acid degree | moderate | Tasting Day | 20250819 |
| alcohol content (usu. expressed per cent) | 17%. | Where to Buy | ask |
| specific name | top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less | optional entry | |
| Other Special Notes | |||
| wine tasting | |||
| Information on vision | |||
| cage | even | ||
| sunshine | colorant | slightly | |
| Information on sense of smell | |||
| (incense) pastille | melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo) | incense | |
| tobacco smoke | incense for the aged | ||
| type of incense brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60% | fruity | ||
| Information on Taste | |||
| sweetness | ant | elegant | extremely |
| depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand | light (flavor, flavour) | exactly | |
| heavy | sliding | ||
| light (i.e. not heavy) | light (i.e. not heavy) | bitterness | slightly |
| grudges and hard feelings | ant | bustling | |
| peppiness (of a ball) | good | rich | |
| clean | ultimate | 幅 | |
| off-flavor | nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta) | old age | |
| acidity | slightly | swelling | |
| astringency | nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta) | dimwit | |
| round | young | young | |
