Honda Shoten Tatsuriki Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai

Lots going on, lots of character and umami; delicious, always a pleaser. "Nougat, creamy, nuts"; Mutual Trading sake tasting event. 65% 16% dry pairing: "fish, cheese, yakitori".

Fruit skins, a blend of the two previous Kimoto sakes (Sawnoi and Daishiki); this was Kimoto Jikonmi, complex, nice balance, fat and silky, forest aromas+umami, lightly perfumed, gorgeous. Sake Pub Gashue with Fumiaki Kako owner. 65% Hyogo Yamada Nishiki From the importer (MTC):"A sharp and solid tokubetsu junmai sake brewed with the time-honored Kimoto method - a ways to produce sake's mother yeast starter that takes extra time, labor and experience, but yeilds immensely well-structured and umami-rich sake. Recommended serving …