Saiya Shuzouten Co. Ltd. Reviews

LagerTun60	3.7 Yuki No Bosha Yuri Masamune Honjozo “Beautiful Lilly” Very subtle and exceptionally drinkable. May I say it’s like flavored water that leaves you with a happy feeling. Friday, April 17, 2020
rougeau13	3.9 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle at Sushi Zushi in San Antonio. Clear. Medium bodied. Very fruity; grape, berry, etc. Sweet and slightly boozy. Excellent. Saturday, February 16, 2019
KyotoLefty	3.8 Yuki no Bosha Yamahai Junmai Nama Sake 1.8 liter bottle from Takimoto. Clear, thick. Rich rice nose, fruity, peach, apple, just a touch of yogurt. Nice acidity although the funky yamahai aspect is a bit mediated by the unpasteurized freshness. Very drinkable and nice. Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Sandro Mosque	3.1 Yuki no Bosha Yuri Masamune Futsu-shu Sake Wednesday, October 17, 2018
KyotoLefty	4 Yuki no Bosha Daiginjo Sake 720 ml bottle from Hanshin Dept. store. Spicy ginjo-ka nose with peaches and apples. Surprisingly a light yellow tint to it. Sweet and very fruity and spicy. Not quite as full-on in rice and body as the junmai version but lighter and a bit more ethereal and still great. Saturday, March 10, 2018
KyotoLefty	4.1 Yuki no Bosha Junmai Daiginjo Sake 720 ml bottle. Huge daigin nose! Pears, apples, spices, cedar, rice, citrus. Brilliant. Icy, oily, clear. Sweet, fruity, spicy. Citrus, pear, apricot. Peppery, prickly finish. Full body. Lovely. Huge nose and the rest lives up to it. Friday, February 9, 2018
Travlr	3.5 Yuki No Bosha Yuri Masamune Honjozo “Beautiful Lilly” Bottle sample at Yama Izakaya. Crystal clear. Nutty aroma with an edge of mushroom. Taste is earthy, decent body. Tasty. Thursday, December 7, 2017
Jow	3.4 Yuki No Bosha Yuri Masamune Honjozo “Beautiful Lilly” Glass at yard house hope the folks who rate the futsu didn’t have this by mistake since we know this place isn’t best for clarity. Anyways fine clear pour. Nose is nutty and booze. Tastes nutty, earthy, light melon, and hooch. Firm bodied. Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Travlr	3 Yuki no Bosha Yuri Masamune Futsu-shu Sake Bottle sample. Clear. Light floral aroma. Taste os subtle lemony fruit. Nice. Wednesday, April 26, 2017
crossovert	3 Yuki no Bosha Yuri Masamune Futsu-shu Sake 200 ml clear jar. Clear pour, Fruity and boozy aroma. Flavor is a bit sweetish, booze, not a terrible sake. Saturday, December 24, 2016
jonno	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Fantastically well balanced light sake. If you told me this was 8 or 9% alc. I would believe you. Melon fruit, lychee, musk, orange rind, green apples, semi dry finish. Rich. I have had better Daiginjos but aside from that sub style this is about as good as I have had. Saturday, December 17, 2016
KyotoLefty	3.6 Yuki no Bosha Yamahai Junmai Sake 720 ml bottle. Quite fruity nose, peaches, lemon, only light yamahai acidity. Clear, oily. Lots of citrs fruit, ginjo-ka, surprisingly, acid but light and not lactic. Smooth, silky. Medium body. Low yamahai character, but still nice. Monday, October 17, 2016
Carlisle	3.6 Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake Bottle. Cloudy beige color. Nose of pineapple, banana, and anise. Cream, anise, and tropical fruit (pineapple and coconut). Warming alcohol in the creamy finish. More watery mouthfeel than expected. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, July 26, 2016
hopdog	3.6 Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake Poured like a sake ... lots of fruitiness, some nuttiness and some celery. Definitely fruity. Friday, July 1, 2016
GT	3 Yuki no Bosha Yamahai Junmai Sake Sunday, June 5, 2016
GT	3.8 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Large format bottle pour into wine glass taster at Asano, Umeda, Osaka. Shared with biggirlpanties and KyotoLefty. Metallic blue calligraphy on white label, green glass. New bottle design or perhaps this is the Japanese bottle design. Clear water pour as expected, big legs. Softer aroma with moderate flowers and herbs. Taste begins hot, moves to spices and herbs. Mouthfeel is medium body but silky. Quick finish, no warming alcohol lingers. Definitely solid, but I much preferred the other sakes from this shuzouten. Friday, June 3, 2016
GT	4.3 Yuki no Bōsha Hiden Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle into wine glass taster at Asano, Umeda, Osaka. Shared with KyotoLefty and biggirlpanties. Clear water pour as usual. Robust jasmine nose. Taste is fantastic jasmine, huge flowers and perfumey oils. Ultra soft body, easy drinking, some sugar balance. Herbal, floral, robust. Really outstanding. Friday, June 3, 2016
GT	3.8 Yuki no Bosha Kakushi Sake 12 year bottle. Shared with KyotoLefty at Asano, Umeda, Osaka. Yellowish gold pour, clear, chardonnay wine look especially in the wine glass taster. Clear, good legs. Crazier gamey honey nose - certainly a new experience for me with sake. Taste is like a mead/sake blend. It’s thicker, syrupy, gamey honey focused. There’s no alcohol apparent. Easy, quick finish. Reminds me a bit like homebrew mead. Fun one to try. Friday, June 3, 2016
1FastSTi	3.8 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Pours to a glassy yellow tinted body. Flavors are quite strong... in fact very forward. Cantaloupe and honeydew melon with a light starfruit. Aroma has minerality and melon. Medium body. Sunday, May 8, 2016
cgarvieuk	3.9 Yuki no Bosha Yuri Masamune Futsu-shu Sake Glass at the yard house....clear... Soft dry.. Open alcohol... Light floral rice nose... Soft sweet rice... Floral fruits.. Light alcohol... Light sweet floral fruits.. Tiny coconut linger Thursday, February 18, 2016
KyotoLefty	3.8 Yuki no Bosha Kakushi Sake Glass, 12 years old, at Asano. Thin, light gold color, oily. Nose of rice pudding and sherry. Dry sherry-like flavor, lots of honey, rice pudding. Light, crisp, very mead-like actually. Interesting stuff. Monday, November 23, 2015
jredmond	3.6 Yuki No Bosha Akita Komachi Daiginjo Sake Sampled as part of the Sweet and Fruity sake flight at Sakagura with Linh. Pours a clear water body. Mouthfeel is slightly boozy with notes of mango, perfume, white peach and licorice. Sunday, November 8, 2015
ClarkVV	3.8 Yuki No Bosha Yuri Masamune Junmai Ginjo Sake Glass at Seiyo, 9/14/15. Clear liquid, with a very light beige tint. Nutty, not overly perfumey nose suggests some earthier notes, cellar mustiness perhaps as well as very light vanilla and cream. Really characterful, though, with heavy koji and light alcohol notes coming together. Some alcohol up front gives way to rice sugar and trace floral notes, though predominantly a creamy, rich, nuttiness with almond, light pineapple and more mustiness. Quite good and as usual, my powers of description are very limited when it comes to sake. Sunday, September 20, 2015
KyotoLefty	3.9 Yuki no Bosha Junmai Ginjo Hiyaoroshi Sake Bottle. Yellowish tint. Nose and flavor is stone fruit, rice, light citrus and light tropical, with thick, rich body and thick rice flavor. Great stuff, rich and somewhat aged, but also high aromas. Sunday, January 4, 2015
KyotoLefty	3.8 Yuki no Bosha Yamahai Junmai Hiyaoroshi Sake 700ml bottle. Sharply acidic nose, very fruity, orange, grapefruit, koji, rice, light cedar and spice. Shiny and clear, a bit icy. Crisp, sharp flavor, good acidity and fruit, light cream. Very light and crisp for a yamahai junmai. Very delicious. Lightness makes it seem more like a more refined ginjo. Wednesday, December 17, 2014
j12601	3.6 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle shared with my wife. Pours a clear yellow. Melon with a touch of banana and strawberries on the nose, warm rice. Medium bodied, big alcohol hits right away, warming and spicy. Rice on the finish, more fruity banana and yeast, then more warming lingering alcohol. Sunday, November 16, 2014
crazyvin	3.3 Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake Cloudy yellow body. Honeydew and pear aroma with notes of grain and alcohol. Flavor was mostly sweet from the fruit notes. Alcohol enhanced this. Smooth and light on the palate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, August 8, 2014
yngwie	3.1 Yuki no Bosha Yuri Masamune Futsu-shu Sake Bottle, at Yard House Houston. It’s a clear, almost colorless sake, flat and lighlty oily. Some lemon and a generic fruityness in the aroma. Hints of rice and prunes. And some alcohol of course. It’s dry, soft, warming and lightly oily on the palate, with flavors of fruits dominating. Rice, green apples, some prunes and lime too. Lychee hints. Lasting finish. Overall a bit warming this one, but quite tasteful. 140516 Saturday, July 12, 2014
jredmond	3.8 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle shared with Andrew and Brendan courtesy of Andrew, thanks Ellen. Pours a clear body with faint cloudy color and no lacing or bubbles. Aroma is full of fruits - strawberries, melon and peach, in addition to some floral tones and light alcohol character. Mouthfeel is a touch boozy upfront with notes of strawberry and peach following. Additional flavors include light flowers, grass, sweet rice wine and light fruity yeast. Tuesday, June 24, 2014
KyotoLefty	4.1 Yuki no Bōsha Hiden Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Sake 720 ml bottle from Nishimura in town. Nama version. Nice nose, fruity, very dusty, some acid, spice, and a bit of funk. Not hugely wild, though. Clear and icy. Very nice acidity in the mouth, with good funkiness and alcohol there too. Fruity, some esters like the regular ginjo, but more acid. Still quite sweet and fruity, but the yamahai makes it a bit more challenging, if a little less perfect and polished. I like this a lot, more intriguing though not quite as dynamic as their great ginjo. Thursday, December 19, 2013
KyotoLefty	3.9 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake 720 ml bottle. Limited release nama version. fruity, slightly dusty ginjoka nose. Pears, apples, light banana. Clear, slightly icy and oily. Fruity fruity and rich. Melon, peach, light banana, pear. Drying alcohol heat in the finish balances the moderate sweetness. Full and smooth, though not heavy at all. Very nice. Interesting, dry, ethereal flavors coming out as well. Can’t put my finger on it, but very original. Sunday, December 15, 2013
jbeatty	3.7 Yuki No Bosha Seizo Bango Shu Daiginjo Nama Genshu Sake Bottle from a sake shop in Saitama, 07/20/2013. Pours silvery clear. Aroma is sweet, with tart green apple and berries, clean rice finish. Taste is also sweet, green apple and crisp pear, tangy in the middle, toasted rice to balance, boozy heat lingering on the breath. Medium body, remains silky and not sticky. Well done, rich but not over the top with sweetness for something with 35% polish. Very nice. Sunday, July 21, 2013
jbeatty	3.4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle at Zenkichi in Brooklyn, 05/05/2013. Light, off-clear pour. Aroma is rice, peach and strawberry as advertised, sweet clean finish. Taste is clean rice, light fruity tanginess, touch of sour, sake yeast. Medium light palate, smooth finish. Nice, straightforward. Monday, May 6, 2013
SirPip	5 Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake Friday, April 26, 2013
jcr	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Tuesday, April 23, 2013
asg123	4.7 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Incredible and still reasonable, tastes incredibly similar to the highly award winning/transcendental life changing batch of Dassai 23; It’s got a little more after burn, strong hints of pineapple, Delicious, ambrosia is incredible. A+ Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Cletus	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Pours clear and still with some nice legs on the glass. Smells of rice, strawberries, some fruity hints, touches of honey. Tastes sweet/dry with some nice fruity undertones and a hint of pears on the finish. Enjoyable. Sunday, May 22, 2011
degbert	3.5 Yuki No Bosha Akita Komachi Daiginjo Sake Bottle. Melon, tropical fruits, and a note that almost put me in mind of parmigiano cheese. Very light gold in color. Mild and gentle; a lot of fruit, especially melon, guava, and papaya laced with mint and camphor. Smooth and creamy; very velvety on the palate. Lovely. Monday, January 17, 2011
degbert	3.5 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle. Asian pear, white pepper, floral notes, and a very faint lactic or yogurty edge on the nose. Very light gold. Mostly dry, with juniper and herbal notes; it reminded me of gin at the front of the palate. Finish dries quickly and cleanly. Would make a great aperitif. Monday, January 17, 2011
Dickinsonbeer	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake 300 ml bottle at Sake Gura. Pour is still clear slight viscous- has some legs in the small glass. Aroma is lots of peaches, grass, and lots of rose petals, light white grape must, and hints of strawberries. Strawberry in the flavor comes out more than the aroma- especially when warm and blends well with the peach tones to create a peach/strawberry ice cream that I get at the sushi place near my work. Finish is lightly sweet, floral, light rice winey- slight solvent, alcohol is hidden well in the thickness, but still dries out nicely in the end. Very awesome Daiginjo and for $25 for 300ml at a high end restaurant seemed like a very good price for the quality. Great stuff! One of my new favorite Daiginjos. Wednesday, September 22, 2010
BückDich	4 Yuki No Bosha Akita Komachi Daiginjo Sake Glass @ Bamboo Sushi, PDX: Pours clear and lively. The nose is clean and full with notes of rose petals, kiwi and fresh koji. Mellow mouthfeel and virtually non-existant impact. Clean body and a rich rewarding tail with smooth banana and maple notes towards the finish. Very nice sake. Thursday, September 9, 2010
badgerben	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Cellars Sake Seminar. Clear color. Great aroma of bananas and honey. Big, floral taste. The flavor of the rice really shines through. Slightly sweet. Yum. Wednesday, March 31, 2010
wetherel	4.1 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle at toncatcher’s 2. Bottle from dasilky1. Thanks! Smells like flowers, wax lips, lightly sweet. No alcohol burn for 16.5%. Very easy to drink. Excellent. Thursday, January 7, 2010
porterhouse	3.8 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake (720 ml bottle via trade with BMan1113VR, thanks Andrew!) Served lightly chilled. Pours light, pale yellow, appears mostly clear but perhaps has a very slight haze. Some very light bubbly effervescence appears briefly. Aroma of strawberry, peach and apricot. The aroma is kind of gentle and somehow not sweet or syrupy despite the fruit notes. Mouthfeel is light but has a nice yeasty fullness. Flavor of fruit - strawberry, peach and apricot. ABV is fairly well-covered, at least relative to other sakes I’ve had. But this stuff packs quite a punch - wow! As it warms the fruit becomes a little more grapey, and a little more yeasty warmth emerges. Look forward to trying more of this style to compare. Saturday, December 26, 2009
Nuffield	3 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Not water-colored like many of the sakes I’ve had; a bit off-yellow. Distinctly sweet aroma of anise and exotic fruit, with more common fruits in the flavor, especially the melons. Tart yet sweet. Restrained alcohol. I didn’t particularly enjoy this, actually. I had this on the patio at W.A. Frost’s, St. Paul, MN. Friday, September 11, 2009
Syd	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Pewter yellow clear with some legs. The aroma is of melon and grape, white chocolate. The flavor is much the same, a bit dry, with a slightly sea like quality. Overall, quite nice. Tuesday, June 23, 2009
BDR	4.1 Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake Bottle. An opaque milky white after extreme agitation before pouring. Even this failed to dissolve all of the particles - gorgeous. A very fruity aroma with a faint hint of an allergic reaction to mold. Earthy (nutty as they’d put it) on the body with a mostly fruity/floral finish. An excellent sake. Thursday, June 11, 2009
WeeHeavySD	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Small bottle from dasiky at Toncatcher’s. Pours clear with no head. Nice sweet tart nose. Taste is sweet vinous and ricey, i like! Thursday, June 4, 2009
DaSilky1	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Slightly yellow stained clear and still liquid. Floral and ricey nose, with rubbing alcohol accented stepped on fruit, raspberries, maybe even pineapple. Wow, smooth ghost-like cashmere mouthfeel leaving memories of soft, delicate fruits..Peaches & cream, a little funk, and a nice sweetness riding along. This is stellar drinking right here. Saturday, May 30, 2009
jkwalking05	4 Yuki No Bōsha (Cabin in the Snow) Junmai Ginjo Sake Bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer & BMan113VR. Clear with a yellow tint. Aroma is fruity with hints of grape, pineapple, citrus, berries and peaches. Taste is of fruit with peach and strawberries, nuts and pineapple. Dry woody finish with a little sweetness. Thursday, February 19, 2009