Hakkaisan Yukimoro Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Snow Aged 8 Years

Very clean appearance; juicy yellow apple, mango,melon but not sweet, not "fruity" but balanced with a sort of clean umami, banana skin, floral note; full bodied, tasty, baby fat, clean long finish. This was fantastic and had incredible poise. Had the 3 years a couple times and this blows that one away. Well worth it. Clear 2nd place (after the Otokoyama JDG). NB: this probably paired best with everything. Amazingly versatile sake as well--from richer sushi to karaage.$115 (on sale …