Kikusakari Asamurasaki (Morning Purple) Sake

Dark golden to brandy color, perhaps a hint of peach or pink. Not much as far a legs go. Gooseberry, sherry, dark honey and light alcohol scents. Very sweet as far a sakes go. Light berries, lightly caramelized sugar and touch of paint thinner in the flavors. Not as clean as many others and a touch too sweet for me.

This bottled sake from a bottle shop poured a head of finely sized clear colored bubbles that were fully diminished and left behind a uncarbonated brown purple hued body. The aroma was woody and kind of weird for a sake. The mild flavor contained notes of vinous. A horrible one that I would not buy again. Ugh I really didn’t like this one. A Drain Pour.

crisp red color on this still body. DHay and rice on the aroma. Sweet honey and hay body. Well hidden alcohol. Smooth finish with a hint of soymilk. From a flight at the UMI Sake house.

The pour yields a crystal clear, pinkish, pale orange body that is reminiscent of a Rose’ wine. A quick swirl coats the glass with thick, droopy legs, foreshadowing a substantial, viscous body. The aroma is sweet and earthy. Light smoke shrouds scents of koji, sweet berries, and a myriad of exotic flowers. The flavor is simultaneously sweet and lightly tart from the various fresh berries that are the essence of this drink. Koji and smoked rice add contrasting, yet complimentary earthy components. Very complex and interesting. A substantial, lightly syrupy mouthfeel is quite viscous on the tongue. I’d prefer just a touch more dryness to the palate, but this is quite good nonetheless. I’ve sampled many infused sakes that don’t incorporate fruity components as well as this pure Daiginjo. Excellent stuff from a great sake producer.

6 oz bottle from mgumby10; Sake style #10; smoky, sugary, rice nose; translucent crystal, raspberry color; flavor has a pasty sweetness with some nuttiness added. Diffenent than the others I have had. Can’t wait to try the other daiginjo I have.