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18 reviews

Sake

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Sake

Mio Sparkling Sake

5/10

This is very bubbly and very sweet. It reminds me of birthday cake oddly enough. It's a little bit too sweet period after drinking a whole bottle you wish you had something dryer.

Reviewed Jun 9, 2018Read full review
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Moonstone Asian Pear Sake

8/10

The sake flavor itself is very subtle which lets the pair really come through strong. The pear note is somewhere between a very elegant pear flavor and a cough syrup version of a pear flavo…

Reviewed Jan 30, 2018Read full review
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Yedam

4/10

This is a Korean rice wine. It was the least expensive one at H Mart. This is only my second Korean rice wine so it's hard to have a good scale to judge them with but I will try. It is a bi…

Reviewed Sep 5, 2017Read full review
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Ozeki Sake Dry

1/10

It definitely lives up to its name, very dry. It's a very simple flavor, not a lot of complexity but not a bad flavor. If you like dry simple sakis I think this would be good for you, you'r…

Reviewed Aug 29, 2017Read full review
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Shirayuki Nama

7/10

Not too sweet, with a bit of a fruity taste. Not too dry either though. There's a lot of complexity on the initial taste. A pungent flowery kind of taste is coming through too.

Reviewed Aug 29, 2017Read full review
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Kook Soon Dang Makkoli

7/10

I'm not sure this is technically a sake but it is a Korean rice wine. There seems to be a bit of carbonation. I wasn't expecting that it adds quite a new dimension to the drink. It appears…

Reviewed Aug 26, 2017Read full review
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Yaegaki Draft Sake

7/10

It had a decent taste and the Roma, it was very inexpensive under $4 so with this price I would consider it a great value although not quite what you're going to get with $10 and $15 sakis.

Reviewed Aug 8, 2017Read full review
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Black Bottle

7/10

There is a kind of flowery Taste of the sake. Not too sweet I think I might like it just a bit sweeter though. Overall it is enjoyable but it feels like it's very close to being fantastic.…

Reviewed Jun 3, 2017Read full review
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Sakemoto

9/10

Very sweet and floral tasting. Dry. I like this very much. One of the better sake I have ever had.

Reviewed Mar 11, 2017Read full review
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Kikusui Junmai Ginjo

5/10

This has a bit of the taste some of the cheaper sake has. Its not bad. Not too sweet. Some complexity, doesn't last very long on the tongue.

Reviewed Feb 16, 2017Read full review
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Junmai Ginjo

8/10

This sake seems to have a complexity to it that I can't really say I've had before. I didn't k ow sake could have complexity. It has a great finish. Not too sweet. I am a big fan.

Reviewed Feb 10, 2017Read full review
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Nogori Sake

4/10

Tastes a bit like apple juice before the sediment hits my lips. As the unfiltered part comes through very thick and almost reminds me of the texture of Pepto-Bismol although that makes it s…

Reviewed Feb 10, 2017Read full review
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Sho Chiku Bai

9/10

It has a great flowery taste to it. Not too sweet and not too dry. This is one of the better sakes l have ever had. I am drinking it cold. Very smooth. 15% alcohol.

Reviewed Nov 19, 2016Read full review

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