Takasago Shuzo Sake Co. Reviews

Grumbo	3.4 Takasago Umeshu 6/10/2023. Bottle shared at Ulfborg. Region # 436. Japanese region 25/47. Pours clear golden pink with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma is plummy, rice water, almond, marzipan. Very sweet with a tart edge. Medium body, sticky, no carbonation. Different, in a nice way. Friday, October 13, 2023
fonefan	3.3 Takasago Umeshu Bottle 300ml. clear glass @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨‍💻🍺 [ As Takasago Umeshu ]. ABV: 11.0%. Clear light amber colour with virtually no head. Aroma is almonds plum, sweet, sugary, rice, marzipan touch. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, plum, sugary, marzipan. Body is medium, texture is oily- syrup, carbonation is flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20231006] 7-1-7-4-14 Sunday, October 8, 2023
HenrikSoegaard	3.6 Takasago Umeshu Yellow colour. Strong almond aroma. Powerful plumb flavor. Some almond notes. Long great finish. Creamy palate. Friday, October 6, 2023
martin00sr	3.3 Takasago Umeshu Bottle @Ulfborg. Nearly clear amber-ish, no head, slightly oily. Marzipan and almond aroma. Plum flavour, sweet with a more marzipan. Friday, October 6, 2023
Rasmus40	3.4 Takasago Umeshu Bottle @ Fonefan tasting. Clear golden without head. Aroma is sweet, plum and heavy marzipan. Flavor is quite sweet Friday, October 6, 2023
saxo	3.2 Takasago Umeshu Bottle @ fonefan tasting. No head. Color is orange. Aroma and taste are fruits, vanilla, marzipan alcohol and has a sweet fruity finish,. Friday, October 6, 2023
danlo	3.4 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake 300ml bottle from Sushi Shop, South Kensington. Clear pale yellow colour, no head and aroma of rice, fruity, melon, booze. Taste is rice, light melon, spicy, citric, earthy and boozey. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry warm boozy finish. Quite drinkable. Sunday, February 16, 2020
FoamTicks11	5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Thursday, October 18, 2018
Lubiere	3.5 Takasago Kokushi Muso Sake A transparent sake with aroma of sweet fruits, light tropical fruits, light vanilla, rather pleasant. In mouth, sweet fruity sake with light vanilla, alcohol warmth, light doughy rice character, pleasant. Haneda ANA lounge. Monday, March 12, 2018
ClarkVV	4.5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Small bottle drunk 8/4/17. Clear, lucid, with some transluscency to it. Perhaps a slight enamel tint. Soft, mellow, well-aged and mildly fruity with low tanginess, no coconut or melon and even very low nuttiness. Bright mandarin and passion fruit mix with soft vanilla and ultra-mild, slightly tapioca-like rice. Very aromatic, clean and with no sign of alcohol. In the mouth it's juicy, bright, mild and clean with low nuttiness, bright fruit (citrus, passion fruit) and tons of interesting koji character, though I wouldn't go as far as to call this one funky. Very refined, elegant, light but yet packed with juicy, quenching flavors amidst a supple but drinkable texture. It had been so long since I thought about this sake (which was the holy grail of sakes back in the day) that it didn't even register when I ordered it. I was pretty blown away by this stuff and now it makes a lot of sense. Wednesday, January 10, 2018
The_Osprey	3 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake November 2017 - Tasting in Hackney. Bottle shared with big thanks to Leighton. As 'Ginga Shizuku Junmai Daiginjo Divine Droplets Sake', 15.6%. Pours water- or vodka-like, clear and colourless, no head and leaving legs on glass. Aroma is creamy, lots of aniseed and fennel, rice and vanilla, bubblegum, some baby oil. Body is smooth with low carbonation. Taste is vanilla and booze, minty, pear drops, subtle esters fighting against the booze in a way that gives an overall impression of smooth-ish premium vodka. I don't think sake is ever really going to be 'my thing' but this seems good for a sake. (6-3-4-4-13=3.0) Thursday, December 21, 2017
Scopey	3.5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle at LKS Mansions, thanks to the host! It pours clearish with a vague hitn of yellow. The aroma is earthy, quite savoury, vanilla, tapioca, lychee and some raw boozy/solvent hints. The taste is soft, sweet, oily, rice cake, tapioca, creamy, warming alcohol, bit of grass, mochi and a hint of passion fruit. Medium bodied. Not quite the wow of a 99/100 I was hoping for, but decent enough for the style. Tuesday, November 28, 2017
mR_fr0g	3.4 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle shared at Leighton's place, 23/11/2017. Huge thanks to Leighton for this one. A clear watery, coloured pour with a yellow tinge, no head. Aroma is nice aniseed, vnailla, tampura, rice, solvent, . Flavour is composed of oily rice, fennel, rice, mellow alcohol, . Palate is mellow alcohol, light pithy. Rice. lingering coccnut. Monday, November 27, 2017
Leighton	4 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle shared in Hackney - picked up in Japan. Pours totally clear. The nose has creamy vanilla, white rice, biscuits. Medium sweet flavour with restrained alcohol, nice vanilla frosting, wheat bread, hints of melon. Full bodied, lightly oily. Fairly clean finish, nice warmth, touches of coconut, more creamy vanilla, pale bread, white sugar, a bit of smooth rice. Very drinkable stuff. I like it. Thursday, November 23, 2017
WingmanWillis	3 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle shared at Bodney Towers. Thanks to the L Dawg for this. Pours clear with a little green tinge. Aroma is rice, booze and a little aniseed, vanilla and bubblegum. Taste is rice, boozy grain with a little vanilla. Not bad. Thursday, November 23, 2017
KansaiBeerLvrs	3.2 Takasago Kokushi Muso Sake Slick mouthfeel, full body and sweet with just a touch of nuttiness and some boozy heat. Average but hey it was free at the robot restaurant as part of a Cherry Blossom season event during the pre-show. Saturday, March 25, 2017
Ferris	3.2 Takasago Umeshu Bottle - Plum, vanilla and marzipan. Clearish copper. Lots of sweet plum with a light tartness. Very rich on the pallet, like a liqueur. Thursday, March 17, 2016
Nickls	3.9 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle. Crystal clear. Earthy pear, slight sweet rice husk, plum, and light alcohol in the aroma. Flavor is very similar, with some dragonfruit and vinous qualities. Lighter very soft velvet body. Thursday, January 14, 2016
Travlr	4.4 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake In Honolulu, at a sushi joint. Crystal clear. Spicy aroma, rye and mixed seeds. Taste is bright, minty, very dry. Pillowy mouthfeel. Delicious. Sunday, December 27, 2015
Mad_Ferret	3.9 Takasago Umeshu Sample from bottle at work dinner. Clear orange copper, no head. Lots of almonds in the aroma with sweet and a bit syrupy and floral plums and apples. Taste is syrupy sweet intense plum, apple blossom and almonds. Full bodied and sticky. Pretty straight forward and linear dessert wine, but very tasty and quite balanced and paired very well with plum confit and ice cream. :-) Saturday, November 14, 2015
GT	5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Sunday, February 15, 2015
stefannilssons	3.6 Takasago Umeshu Det här var min första sake någonsin så min referensram är rätt liten men det här var inte dumt alls. Smaken bar toner av plommon och marsipan, kroppen var stabil och balansen var i toppskick. Wednesday, June 11, 2014
VictorStr	3.6 Takasago Umeshu Har inget att jämföra med men väldigt fruktig i aromen, nästan lite marsipanig. Söt och lättdrucken, sommar ! Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.4 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake Obento, Bristol. Light bodied, gorse, coconut, icing sugar, slight alcohol warmth.smooth mouthfeel. Saturday, August 18, 2012
cgarvieuk	3.6 Takasago Kokushi Muso Sake glass at Yummi Tori ... clear ... lightest yellow .... light floral earth nose ... ight sweet front ... light peach fruits .... tiny aniseed hint .... light open alcohol finish nice Wednesday, July 4, 2012
yyzbrian	4 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Friday, June 15, 2012
cgarvieuk	2.8 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake bottle at bens ... clear ... soft earthy rice nose ... big alcohol front ... soft rice ... lightest coconut but mostly raw alcohol Saturday, May 19, 2012
Hirotoma	4.6 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Chi più chi meno trovo che il sakè quello vero, sia una bevanda strepitosa! Questo però è forse uno dei migliori! Monday, April 30, 2012
fonefan	3.6 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle 300ml. Clear light yellow colour almost cristal clear water with a yellow note, with no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy rice, fruity, pineapple ? light alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light light acidic with a long duration, fruity, rice, tart note. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20120419] Friday, April 27, 2012
Theis	3.5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear yellow - no head. Cedar, light sweetness, minerals, sharpness, zesty, flowery, apples, light licorice, light rice. OK. Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Benjii	3.8 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Thanks Jaan for sharing this bottle. A clear sake with a lovely aroma of coconut, pineapple and alcohol. Similar flavours. Very nice. Sunday, April 22, 2012
dantheman278	3.6 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake From bottle at cgarvieuk’s. Just off-clear slightly yellowish pour. Nice open complex nose, coconut, slightly plastic, zesty lemon, touch of open alcohol. Very inviting. Lovely slight dryness, hint of vanilla, rich coconut, perfumed, not at all rough, well-crafted, some alcohol in the end but overall very smooth, very drinkable. Nice. Sunday, April 22, 2012
cgarvieuk	3.2 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake bottle at home ... clear ... earthy ... mushroomy soft rice... mellow ... open alcohol ... rich ... light spice ... barest mushroom... but its definitl there ...hint of oft mellow rice ... and there no escaping the mushroom qualaties.... remind me a bit of the very aged sake i didnt like ... Saturday, April 21, 2012
Pinball	3.5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake clear white with a yellow hit, no head. aroma is rice, wood, faint bitteress. flavor is rice, good sweet woody balance, quite complex and a very good mix of sweet and bitter. Thursday, April 19, 2012
yespr	3.4 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake 30 cL bottle. Pours clear and colourless, no head. Aroma is smooth rice and almost liqourice, fennelroot. Smooth liqourice, fennel and mellow rice flavoured. Wellhidden alcohol. Smooth and lingering thick rice finish. Thursday, April 19, 2012
Ungstrup	3.3 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottled. A light yellow sake. The aroma has notes of rice and cedar wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, rice, fruits, and some cedar wood, leading to a alcoholic finish. Thursday, April 19, 2012
Papsoe	3.3 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle 30 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a clear golden with a vague yellowish tint. Sweet rice aroma, with a slightly spicy touch. Rich body, sweet with a spicy touch, fennel or licorice. Warming alcohol finish. Delicious if not overly complex. 190412 Thursday, April 19, 2012
Lubiere	1 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake Monday, April 2, 2012
Ernest	2.7 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle (apparent bottling date is "07.11"). No head (still). Body is almost colorless (very faint yellow). Aroma is light notes of rice paste, alcohol, melon rind. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery/silky texture, no carbonation, moderately to heavily alcoholic, lightly astringent. Wow. Just...well...not much of anything. I think the ratings for the Ginjo from this brewer (Ice Dome) might be telling...if this were some sort of holy grail of brewers, that one should surely get scores mostly in the mid 3’s (at least), no? This seems to be a hype monster that people almost fear to rate normally, due to the price and rating trend. I wanted to love it too, and man, I sure was excited! I made sure I waited until I’d tried a lot of Daiginjo, Ginjo, and Junmai so I had a frame of reference. But...uh...either I got the most dull bottle on the planet or it really is just as ordinary as Ice Dome. I would honestly say that the vast bulk of plain Ginjo I have tried has been more interesting and enjoyable. This is better than most Junmai I’ve had, but that’s not saying much for being $35 for a 30cL bottle (and I’ve only paid $87.50 or more for a 75cL bottle of wine a couple of times, so trying this was quite the test of faith, almost entirely because of RateBeer). The truth is that the aroma doesn’t offer much of anything...this is kinda like vodka (at lower strength), where there’s only wisps of aromatics, and those wisps are not the sorts of things that make me giggle with delight...rice/grain, alcohol, and melon rind...that’s pretty much it, anything else is subconscious. Is it clean? Yeah, sure, I don’t get any fusels or other off notes out of it, but fuck me if there’s anything to truly entice either. Moon on the Water, Wandering Poet, Bride of the Fox, Southern Beauty, you can just about throw a rock and hit a Ginjo with more aromatic vibrancy and depth than this. In the mouth it’s sweeter than most Ginjo, but certainly not approaching cloying or fatiguing. Pretty strong alcohol, but about the amount of burn you might expect from something that’s close to 16%. I dunno, I spent a good hour reviewing this, and all I see are emperor’s clothes. I’m certainly not going against the grain for the sake of it...this sample is honestly about as bog standard as sake gets. Pearls before swine? Maybe, I’ll make no claims to being a sake expert...maybe less is supposed to be more. All I can say is that I like sakes with aromatic intrigue and better sweet/acid balance (and a bit more tannins would help too). I really don’t care if it’s brewed in an igloo or somebody’s mom’s basement. Tuesday, March 20, 2012
hopscotch	3.8 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle… Pours crystal clear and colorless with few legs, but those produced are thick and meaty. There’s a lot of floral and fruity stuff going on in the bouquet, but fennel is definitely the star of the olfactory show. Full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and no carbonation. The flavor is mostly smooth - just a touch boozy ; grainy and lightly fruity – pear. Finishes lightly bitter and very warming. Bottle courtesy of landhoney! Wednesday, January 18, 2012
chris__hartley	2.7 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake Pour a transparent, barely noticeable white-ish pale yellow. The aroma has notes of: frozen apples (ice cider), rice-starch, sweet alcohol note, pinot grigio and Chinese hospitals (according to my girlfriend...). The taste is a medium sweetness, that finishes slightly drier; notes of: alcohol, pears and starchy rice. The palate is barely viscous, with medium acidity. In summation, not very complex or interesting - decent. Wednesday, December 28, 2011
brewolf	5 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Wednesday, September 21, 2011
dchmela	4.1 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Thanks to Mike for the bottle. Pours clear with just a hint of a yellow tinge. Fabulously clean aroma, rose petals, pear and cucumber all coming through. absolutely no harshness at all. Flavor continues with clean clear taste, almost like rose water with hints of rice and fruit. There is absolutely no hint of alcohol and the fruits are just hinted at. just an outstanding sake. Friday, August 19, 2011
MadIndian	3.3 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Gift from Sj. Clear pour with yellow hue. Aromas of fruit and lemon. Taste of peaches maybe some pair, rice and bread. Hard for me to rate these sake’s. Friday, July 8, 2011
robinvboyer	1.8 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake Odd meaty, fruity sweet aroma with lots of alcohol. Flavor is again and odd sweet meaty mess. I can’t really put my finger on it, its f’n weird. The mouthfeel is a little thick like a cheap white wine. I couldnt finish it. Friday, January 7, 2011
douglas88	3.9 Yukihimuro Ichiya Shizuku Daiginjo Sake Awesome gem shared by Kaori New Year’s Eve. Thanks! Pours a totally crystal clear color, indistinguishable from water. A very easy aroma of pear, sweet rice and light woody paper. The flavor is very nice; a super smooth fairly dry grain, sweet pear and a hint of peach, just very clean smooth and almost no hint of heat. Wonderful. I’m a Sake amateur, but I still sensed the quality and craftsmanship. Saturday, January 1, 2011
Doodler	4.2 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake While i often enjoy a good sake with my wife, the is my first attempt at rating one, so why not start with the Cadillac of Sake? Pick up a small bottle for $35,(ouch) so for the price, like others, I probably won’t be developing a premium Sake habit any time soon. Goes well with some sashimi we picked up at Whole Foods, so will limit this to Sushi restaurants and food fare for pairing. Pours clearand clean, with a touch of yellow hues. Nice floral and rice aromas. Really opens up as it warms, with some apple and pear sweetness. Peppery finish that is dry and warming. The alcohol was warming but pretty subdued for me, which is unusual for most sakes i’ve had. Overall, this was very tasty and I was glad to try it. I can see why it is the top rated Sake on the site. Sunday, October 31, 2010
BMan1113VR	3 Taisetsu (Ice Dome) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle. Pours with a clear body, no hue and decent legs. Aroma is meaty, chlorine, koji, fruity with strong fusel. Rose water. Flavors of koji, alcohol burn, sweet, fruit forward, but not a whole lot going on. Thin and alcoholic. Bears zero resemblance to Divine Droplets. Saturday, September 18, 2010
thedm	3.1 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake This bottled sake from a bottle shop poured a very small sized head of frothy fine to medium sized clear colored bubbles that were quickly diminishing and left behind a transparent uncarbonated light yellow hued body. The mild aroma was sweet and polished rice. The mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and strongly tingly at the finish with a biting vinous alcohol aftertaste. The strong flavor contained notes of sweet alcohol and polished rice. An OK brew just nothing special. Tuesday, September 22, 2009
douglas88	3.9 Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Another awesome bottle thanks to Eric. Pours a clear watery mixture. The aroma is great; smooth pears and fruit, sweet fruitiness. The flavor is very smooth despite the abv; very clean and smooth flavors of light pear, other fruits, some sweeter aspects, very easygoing and yet very flavorful. Again, I’ll repeat my Sake disclaimer; I know next to nothing about these interesting crafts, but this was a nice drink. Monday, September 14, 2009