Enoki Shuzo Co. Reviews

Reminyze	2.9 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Deep amber colour, smooth body. Aroma of rice, alcohol and plums. Taste of rice, vanilla, oak. Heavy alcohol finish. Monday, June 5, 2023
Nische	3.8 Hana Hato Colombe Sawayaka Bottle at Etoile. Quite sweet, some honey, dried tropical fruity. Super smooth and balanced. Touch of grapes and some umami. Great stuff! Tuesday, February 15, 2022
GRM	4 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Blue bottle, 375 ml, 15 years + 13 years of aging, from and with Martin St-Pierre (merci!), bottled in September 2018, savoured on 16 December 2018; eye: coppery, clear, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: alcohol, madeira, light basement, cork, balsamic vinegar; mouth: alcohol, madeira, light basement, cork, balsamic vinegar, prune, light caramel, finale in prune with presence of madeira, medium body, below-average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: very good FRANÇAIS Bouteille, 375 ml, 15 ans + 13 ans de vieillissement, de et avec Martin St-Pierre (merci!), savourée le 16 décembre 2018; œil : cuivrée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : alcool, madère, léger cave, liège, vinaigre balsamique; bouche : aAlcool, madère, léger cave, liège, vinaigre balsamique, pruneau, léger caramel, finale en pruneau avec présence de madère, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : très bon Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Jow	3.9 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake From bottle at sakagura. Pours deep amber with nice nose of dried fruit amd umami. Not as sweet as I was expecting. Tastes of earth, smoky, nutty, dried fruits, and more and more woodsy as glass went on. Slightly boozy. I was good and drunk by this point. Really enjoyed. Sunday, May 31, 2015
cgarvieuk	2.7 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle at jesprs... Soft mushroom umami nose... Sweet woods... Dry rice... Soft mushroom... Yeah im really thinking now that im not fond of aged sake... Long umami mushroom linger Sunday, May 4, 2014
KyotoLefty	3.5 Hanahato Kimoto Junmai Ginjo Genshu Sake Glass at Jam. Just slightly funky in the nose, with soft, stewed fruits. Dry, lightly acidic, alcohol is noticeable. Smooth, silky, and spicy. Not enough kimoto character for me. Sunday, December 15, 2013
Ktwse	4.2 Densho Hanahato Junmai Ginjo Sake Pours clear deep amber. Aroma of sherry barrel, brown sugar, prunes, alcohol. Taste is sweet sherry and rice. Body is fairly rich and sweet. I realize I'm horrible at rating sake but this is very good! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 6, 2013
gunnfryd	3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle. Pale amber colour. Aroma is rice, sugar, floral, alcohol. Flavour is rice, sugar, floral, alcohol. OK sake. Thursday, April 11, 2013
Geokkjer	3.4 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle. Pours deep golden. Aroma of rice , alcohol, some fruity and floral notes. Flavor is sweet and warming with some rice, yeast and alcohol. Full body. Friday, February 15, 2013
Meilby	3.1 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle 500ml @ fonefan Pours clear deep golden. Aroma has notes of alcohol, rice and almonds. Taste is medium to heavy sweet with a nutty, warm finish. Body is full, texture is sticky Friday, February 15, 2013
yngwie	3.2 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle, 50cl. It’s a clear one, dark golden in color. The aroma is fruity and lighlty oxidized, with paper and rice notes. Rice, alcohol notes, caramel, paper hints, rice and some oxidation in the flavor. Warming on the palate, full-bodied and quite sweetish. Warming finish with caramel and oxidation. A sake that at first is a bit strange and unpleasant, but it turns out to be a rather pleasant one. 130215 Friday, February 15, 2013
Dedollewaitor	3.5 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle @ 4th Annual Fastelavns-Tasting Ulfborg, 2013. Thanks Yespr for the sip. Pours clear amber with no head. Honey - mead like, rice, syrup and fruit. Some mild soya. Oak. Fine and tasty. Friday, February 15, 2013
Rasmus40	3.5 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle @ fonefan tasting courtesy of Yespr. Clear amber without head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, wood, boiled rice and alcohol. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. Oily. Best sake I ever had. 150213 Friday, February 15, 2013
chrisv10	3.4 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle courtesy of yespr. Dark amber with no head. Aroma is rice, dark fruits, oak and caramel. Flavour is rice, sweet, dark fruits, sweet, caramel, spices, oak, soy and warming. Friday, February 15, 2013
AndySnow	3.3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Sample @ SBWF 12. Clear amber colour. Rice, fruit, homey aroma. Sweet fruity rice flavour. Thursday, October 18, 2012
JoeMcPhee	3.8 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Carafe at Sakagura. Deep tawny colour. The aroma is full of toasted nuts, hazelnuts and some light savoury soy like character. A lovely chewiness. A little bit of meaty/porcini mushroom sort of character. A touch of light salty character. A bit of light toasted flavour. A little bit of heat and some light ethanol in addition to a parmesan-like sweetness. Very interesting. Thursday, April 5, 2012
saxo	2.6 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle @ yespr tasting. No head. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rice malt, alcohol and caramel. Nice and warming. Thursday, February 23, 2012
j12601	3.7 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Glass at Sakagura. Pours a clear tawny brown. Smells of mushrooms, wood, caramel. Caramel, age. Viscous and creamy. Warm vegetal notes. Caramel and more age. Mushrooms again. Very interesting, lingering warmth and old caramel. Sort of like a mushroom dessert. Monday, January 30, 2012
MadIndian	3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Gift from SJ. Almost clear pour. Taste of rice, maple, nuts and fruit. Aroma of fruit. This may of have been the best one I’ve tasted or I am just getting a feel for SAKE! Wednesday, July 13, 2011
fiulijn	3.2 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Tasting at Yespr Amber color. Smelly aroma of vegetables, plastic and phenol. It’s quite sweet, with rice flavor, light fruitness, some phenols. Burning final, with some oxidisation. Interesting. Friday, July 8, 2011
oh6gdx	4 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottled@Yespr. Golden colour, no head. Aroma and flavour is raisins, alcohol some boiled sweet rice as well as some mild wooden notes. A rather different sake from all I’ve had before. Sweet, yet very balanced. Sunday, May 23, 2010
RCL	4.5 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake This sake is a revelation. Aroma is a precisely mixed bananas and clean tropical fruit character you get with many premium sakes mixed with a Madeira-like dried fruits and nuts. Flavor is ethereal with a delightful sweetness that never overpowers it. Virtually no trace of the high ABV, save a slight warming of the throat. Amazing stuff. Friday, May 14, 2010
fonefan	3.5 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle 500ml. Clear medium amber orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to heavy rice, moderate alcohol, raisin notes. Flavor is light heavy sweet with a long duration, flowers, dark berry - raisin. Body is medium, syrupy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100409] Sunday, May 2, 2010
KimJohansen	2.9 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Clear amber. Sweet aroma with dark fruits, caramel and floral notes. Flavour had flowers, honey and dark fruits. Finished sweet with warming alcohol. Friday, April 9, 2010
Papsoe	3.3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours amber with a slight haze. Rustic caramellish aroma. Solid body, sweet caramel, wood, almost Sherry like. Sweet warming alcohol in the finish. Lovely. 090410 Friday, April 9, 2010
Ungstrup	3.2 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottled. A nut-brown sake. The aroma is dominated by rice, but also with lighter notes of alcohol and cederwood. The flavor is sweet with notes of rice, fruits, cedarwood, and alcohol. The alcohol leaves a light burn on the tongue. Thanks yespr for sharing. Friday, April 2, 2010
yespr	4.1 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake 50 cL bottle, bought at True Sake, Hayes, San Francisco. Pours deep orange, golden and with no head. Smooth dark wooden and overripe rice fruity from a distance - solid aroma. Smooth wooden and dense fruity flavoured. A mix between brandy and cognac comes to mind.Sweet and dark rice finish. Lasting dark fruity impression. Wednesday, February 17, 2010
bu11zeye	2.9 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake (Bottle, courtesy of BMan1113VR) Pours a clear amber-orange body with excellent legs. Aroma of burnt nuts, dried dark fruits, basement, and caramel. Flavor of roasted chestnuts, maple, honey, and grape seeds. Neat to try, but not my type of sake. Monday, February 16, 2009
SphinxTX	3.8 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle thanks to Bman1113vr. Pours a nice looking crystal clear copper, nice legs. Aroma of bourbon, rice, melon. Flavor is sweet, bourbon, kinda nutty. Mouthfeel is full body....good stuff! Thursday, February 12, 2009
travita	3.8 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle thanks to bman113vr. The look is clear and copper to amber in color. Good legs. The smell is wood, alcohol, fruity sweetness, rice, and nuts. The taste is alcohol, sweet, nutty, amaretto like, wood, and teriaki. Pretty interesting and good. Thursday, February 12, 2009
BMan1113VR	4.1 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle I brought back for the Dallas crew. My second Koshu, and much better than the first. Pours a clear, copper, whiskey hued body with a tsunami of strong twisting legs left on the glass by a swirl. Aroma is potent and complex with strong elements of burnt sesame seeds, cobwebs, must, smoked meats, hoisin, bitterness and maple. Taste is quite different. Very sweet and honey glazed up front with strong notes of madeira and sherry. Long, long duration with a nutty finish. Notes of raisins and maple. Quite the sipper with decently well hidden alcohol. A bit of umami on the mid palate. Syrupy and very balanced. A very complex and deep rice drink. Friday, February 6, 2009
ilovedarkbeer	3.9 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Rating #1000. This marks my completion of all the beer styles, sake styles, cider styles, and meads. Special thanks to BMan1113VR for providing the bottle that made this possible. Pours a glowing orangey color. Nose is sesame seeds, teriyaki sauce, and unami, and those honey glazed sesame snacks. Sticky legs on the pour with highly active tears. Additional notes of snap peas, teriyaki glazed eel (unagi) and sweet brown rice. A great sake for pairing. Friday, February 6, 2009
mar	3.6 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake bottle thanks to bman113vr. light amber pour with no head. very complex nose of wood, nuts, maple, honey and fruits. thick leggings that coat the glass quite well. unique flavor of alcohol, nuts, fruit and wood. Friday, February 6, 2009
Cletus	3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Pours amber and still with a nice neck. Smells of rice, vanilla. Tastes of apples, rice, booze. Decent. Saturday, August 2, 2008
thebeertourist	4.3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake 30 cl bottle from Systembolaget. The label states that it has been matured for 7 years, reaching 16.6% ABV. Pours copper. Tremendous chocolate aroma with caramel and nuts as well as alcohol. Taste is more sherryish, but still very sweet. Nuts take over as well as grapes and hints of cellar. Slick and oily texture. Irresistible- what good have I done to deserve drinking this on a Monday evening? Monday, May 5, 2008
BückDich	3.9 Densho Hanahato Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle: Clear with a hint of beige, thick legs. Nose of anise, dry melon, kiwi, apple crisp and musty pecan. The flavor is neutral, no impact, light banana/melon, dry finish. +3? Low acidity, full body and tail. Coating, good, not so explosive but clean, solid, low abv. Thursday, March 13, 2008
BückDich	3.6 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle @ chris_o’s hotel room in Minneapolis: Copper color, nose of musty sweet honey and meadish. The flavor is sweet and caramelly, interesting light coconut and plum, koji and musty grape, almost like a dessert sherry. Nice and caramelly but not very sake like. Tuesday, October 16, 2007
argo0	3.7 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake (500ml bottle, thanks BückDich) Clear amber body with nice legs -- cognackish. Aroma is moderately sweet, floral, plum, some alcohol, soy. Taste is sweet, orange blossom, plum, light alcohol burn. Sticky full body. Evokes the Polish meads. Not sure I like it as much as the bum Jordan shared it with, but enjoyable nonetheless. Sunday, July 1, 2007
Walt	3.8 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Pour is clear ruby amber...smell is strongly alcoholic with lots of wood, gingerbread, and more wod...wood and alcohol pour out of the glass...tons of sherry-ish aromas....taste is seet and thin...lots of woody and nuitty sweet flavors like marzapian, penny candy, and vanilla...alcohol comes out strongly in the finish...overall, it is too hot.... Tuesday, March 13, 2007
egajdzis	3.9 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Poured a caramel color with some legs on the glass. Aroma of dry wood, boullion cube, and alcohol. Taste of nuts, caramel, wood, and raisins. Light sweetness and lingering spicy alcohol. Sunday, May 8, 2005
joet	4.2 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake An odd sherry color, smokey, fig, brown rice, spicy, salt and soy, some pitted fruits, hitns of olive. This is a wild brew. More textural than a typical sake. Slightly more chewy. Thanks a bunch austinpowers! Tuesday, March 30, 2004
AceOfHearts	4.3 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Bottle, thanks to Austinpowers. Okay, this is my first sake experience other than a few random sips throughout life of probably-shitty brands, so bear with me here, as I will be rating it as per my beer standards. WOW!! I have to say, this is really expanding my horizons. Amber and inviscid in the little white shot glass-thingy that it's served in. Maple syrup is the primary thing that comes to mind here, with a touch of vinegar. The texture is indeed more viscous than it looks in the glass, as per the commercial description. Is that a hint of yeast in the aroma? I think it might be. Nice stuff, thanks to Scott for sending this to Joe! this almost makes up for his massive legeing. Sunday, March 28, 2004
austinpowers	4.5 Hanahato (Flowers and Birds) Kijoshu (Dessert) Sake Wow. This is extremely sweet and sherry like, which is odd for a sake. The aging resulted in a lot of flavor and character, much like an oloroso sherry or a light madeira. It's not sweet or rich enough to be comparable to a port. It's a touch grainy and thinnish, reminding you it's entirely made from rice, which is hard to believe. The aroma is a touch candied and the color is again just like sherry. Remarkable, given how much complexity Enoki Brewery has wrung from mere rice. Monday, March 15, 2004