Ichishima Sake Brewery Inc. Reviews

danlo	3.4 Ichishima Shuzo Omon Daiginjo Gokukara Super Dry Sake 300m bottle from Japan Centre. Clear very pale yellow colour, no head and aroma of rice, fruity, melon, boozy. Taste is rice, musty, melon, some fruity notes, and grassy alcohol burn. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying warming boozy finish. Quite drinkable. Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Beerhunter111	3.1 Ichishima Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A almost colourless Sake. Aroma of mid sweet riped fruits, mellow. Taste of dry mid sweet strong yellow fruits, mellow, slightly boozy. Sunday, July 8, 2018
Erzengel	3.3 Ichishima Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake Bottle from Saké-Konror, Berlin. Fruity winey nose, semi-dry. The beginning is fruity and not too deep. Really round and smooth, very easy to drink, refreshing with a dry and short aftertaste with fruits and crisp body. Not much ricey sweetness there, very dry with a quite watery but mellow ending. Nice sessionable brew. Saturday, June 16, 2018
Marheb	2.8 Ichishima Silk Deluxe (Un verre à Saiko Sushi NP): Riz, fleur, vanille et une bouffée d'alcool en arôme. En bouche c'est du côté mince aqueux avec une vanille caramel résiduelle. On est pas loin de l'eau sucrée. Friday, September 8, 2017
MarcoDL	3.3 Ichishima Junmai Sake Bottle. Transparant pour. Aroma of that typical cloying sake yeast, vanilla and fruit. Taste has thick sake yeast flavor, rice, mild sweet citric fruit like lyche and some boozyness. Never rated sake before, I find it a bit difficult to pinpoint the flavor. Had to get used to the taste a little, but I kinda like it. Saturday, April 8, 2017
KyotoLefty	2.9 Ichishima Silk Deluxe Bottle Pour. Clear. Very sweet, fruity nose. Sweet and fruity flavor, grapes, melon, candy, citrus. Far to sweet for me, more like a cocktail for kids. Drinkable, but not my thing at all. Saturday, November 26, 2016
thedm	3.3 Karen "Coy" Junmai Sake This bottled Sake from a bottle shop poured no head and no head bubbles with an uncarbonated transparent clear colored body and no lacing. The mild aroma was rice and floral. The semi-dry mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish with a mellow sweet aftertaste. The ok flavor contained notes of rice and alcohol. A decent one that I would consider drinking again. Again no typical alcohol burn. Thursday, July 14, 2016
Jow	3.3 Ichishima Seishu Sake Finally got fifth futsu-shu they were having tasting from this brewery and grabbed a bottle, been popping into shops all over city hoping for some cheap sake but glad actually got a decent example. Clean nose of almonds and stone fruit. Tastes of grainy unpolished rice, light stone fruit, almonds, yeast. Light refreshing fairly clear body. Saturday, October 10, 2015
Jow	3.9 Ichishima Oumon Toshiwa Ginjo Koshu Sake Damn this sake ticking is an expensive hobby, expensive but delicious. Pours quite yellow flat water like. Nose is faint minerals and melon. Tastes of minerals, earth, melons, nutty, florals, perfume. Very smooth palate and great depth of flavor. Not quite as robust as previous koshu I’ve had but silky smooth and delightful. Monday, March 30, 2015
KyotoLefty	3.8 Ichishima Oumon Yume "Dream" Junmai Daiginjo Sake Taster at Asano. Slightly funky nose, rice, vanilla, cream, fruity yet dry. Big body with very nice acidity. Comes across like a yamahai. Very flavorful and enjoyable. Monday, January 19, 2015
Jow	3.7 Ichishima Shuzo Honjozo Sake Named Tokubetsu Honjozo on white and orange bottle but all my search leaves me to believe this is one in same. I have a big hike tomorrow but need the sake assitance to go to bed early enough. Pours just like water with nice nose of vanilla and pine nuts. Tastes of light spice, vanilla, nuts, hint of honey dew. Smooth palate only slight alcohol. Friday, October 24, 2014
beerbill	3.2 Ichishima Yume Junmaishu 300 ml bottle purchased at Empire Wine in Albany, NY. Consumed at room temperature. Pours clear. Pleasant aroma of rice with some mild sweetness. The flavor is rice again with a touch of sweetness and slightly smoky. Not as round or as creamy on the palate as I would expect from a junmai. Notable alcohol burn at the finish. On the lighter side of medium bodied. Thursday, September 11, 2014
Bygers	3 Ichishima Yume Junmaishu 30ml at Fuku Restaurant, Sydney, Australia. An elegant sake with full body with rich smooth flavours. It has floral aromas and mild earthy tones. SMV: +4 Sunday, December 23, 2012
porterhouse	3.9 Ichishima Silk Deluxe (Glass @ Aki, Brunswick, ME) Lightly chilled. Clear. Smells fruity, sweet melon, yeast, rice. Palate is smooth, silky. Flavor is fantastic - mirrors all notes of aroma, with the fruity melon standing out. "Lower" ABV is well-integrated, keeping this from being a real burner, like lots of other sakes. Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Mora2000	3.1 Karen "Coy" Junmai Sake Clear. The aroma is pretty sweet with some rice notes. The flavor has a lot of fruit, with some lychee and apple notes. The sake’s flavor is also sweet. The alcohol is hidden. Easy to drink. Sunday, September 18, 2011
bu11zeye	3.6 Karen "Coy" Junmai Sake (500ml bottle, courtesy of Mora2000) Pours a transparent still body. Aroma of strawberry, apple, and rice. Flavor of rice, florals, and apple. Monday, September 12, 2011
Cavie	2.8 Karen "Coy" Junmai Sake Bottle courtesy Mora2000. Pours a very clear, almost water color with little carbonation. Aroma is rice, freeze dried fruit, and some kind of apple notes. Flavor is slightly sweet, dry rice and some papery notes. Tingles over the tongue. Friday, September 9, 2011
Cavie	3.9 Ichishima Oumon Ginnoyorokobi Competition Daiginjo Sake Handbottle courtesy of Bman1113vr. Very clear, water color with no head or carbonation. Aroma is light berry, rice cake, leaves and dry alcohol notes. Watery upfront with a sharp alcohol bite. Sweet Asian roots follow with some sweet flavors to finish. Very warming, with a grainy chemical finish. Friday, October 29, 2010
daknole	3.9 Ichishima Silk Deluxe Sweet aroma, reminds me of a riesling in aroma and flavor. Some nice white grapes, honeysuckle, melon, coconut, apple...delicious. Monday, October 25, 2010
bu11zeye	3.2 Ichishima Oumon Ginnoyorokobi Competition Daiginjo Sake (Bottle, via BMan1113VR) Pours a transparent body with a subtle yellow tint. Aroma of wood, garage sale toys, vinyl, vanilla, florals, almond, and melon. Flavor of wood, melon, florals, vanilla, and earth with a somewhat dirty mouthfeel. Thursday, October 21, 2010
mar	4 Ichishima Oumon Ginnoyorokobi Competition Daiginjo Sake bottle thanks to bu11zeye. clear with great legs. fruits, almonds, light alcohol, vanilla, and more nuts. smooth palate, flavor is vanilla, almonds, more vanilla, light alcohol in the end. Saturday, October 16, 2010
blutt59	3.9 Ichishima Oumon Ginnoyorokobi Competition Daiginjo Sake bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, clear colorless pour with lasting legs, spicy vanilla aroma with an almond and watermelon rind flavor Friday, October 15, 2010
Mora2000	4.1 Ichishima Oumon Ginnoyorokobi Competition Daiginjo Sake Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle. The sake has a great aroma with a ton of fruit. I get some melon as well as some other fruits that I can’t quite pick out. The flavor is more of the same, with a lot of fruit, caramel, brown sugar and vanilla. Very easy to drink. The alcohol is very well hidden. A great sake. One of the best that I have tried. Monday, October 11, 2010
BMan1113VR	4.4 Ichishima Oumon Ginnoyorokobi Competition Daiginjo Sake Sake rating #100 for me. Bottle ($159). Pours with a crystal clear body with maybe a slight tinge of color. Legs are like waves on the side of the glass and appear to be laser etched. Aroma is bursting with fruit that stays in your nose for a while. Lush strawberries, delicate stone fruit, light woody and earthy tones in the back end. Koji presence is light, alcohol is nearly completely hidden. Possibly the cleanest and best smelling normal (non taru or koshu) sake that I have had. Flavors are big and bold. Slightly meatier than the nose. Huge duration, with medium to light sweetness (moderately dry even). Lychee, banana, stone fruit, light caramel and vanilla notes. Quite an interesting daiginjo! Huge duration. Very clean, perfectly balanced, with zero alcohol detectable. Then there is the best part of this sake. The mouthfeel! This is way above and beyond any sake I have ever had. It is completely mouthcoating, but in a different way than a heavy beer (it doesn’t feel heavy). It is velvety smooth and seems to hit every inch of your mouth and tongue and once. This stuff is silky in both smoothness and texture. Quite an amazing sake! Saturday, September 18, 2010
Pwn3d	4 Ichishima Silk Deluxe By far the best sake of the night @ Sake Decibal. Tastes like sweet water, little alcohol in favor.. but seeing 10% makes sense. Really good. Saturday, August 14, 2010
thirdeye11	3.5 Ichishima Shuzo Honjozo Sake (720ml bottle) clear still body with absolutely excellent alcohol legs. Nose of rice milk, alcohol and nuts. Taste is nutty, woody, alcohol, smooth and a mild amount of alcohol. Full bodied and very dry with a long alcoholic duration. Thursday, August 12, 2010
thirdeye11	3.4 Ichishima Shuzo Yamahai Junmai Sake (500ml bottle) still and clear, decent coating of the glass. Nose of milk, rice and alcohol. Pretty bland. Taste of alcohol, peach, wood and rice. Medium heat on the finish, decently smooth and a medium dryness. Thursday, August 12, 2010
thirdeye11	3.7 Ichishima Silk Deluxe (500ml bottle) still, clear with no legs. Nose of powdered sugar, coconut milk and not a hint of alcohol. Taste is very sweet, exceptionally smooth, coconut, light toastiness, cucumber. Refreshing, smooth, medium dryness with a sweet finish. I didn’t detect a bit of alcohol in this. Really nice and smooth. Thursday, August 12, 2010
Nellie	2.6 Ichishima Shuzo Honjozo Sake Might have been better if it was cold. Smells like sea breeze. That’s what the guy told me. I smell lakewater Thursday, August 12, 2010
Nellie	2.7 Ichishima Shuzo Yamahai Junmai Sake Strong kick in the face. Subtle vanilla flavor. Not super exciting. Pretty dry too Thursday, August 12, 2010
Nellie	3.4 Ichishima Silk Deluxe Smells like powdered donuts. Very smooth. Not very alcoholic at all. Probably one of my favorite sakis I have had Thursday, August 12, 2010
mar	3.3 Ichishima Shuzo Honjozo Sake Clear, not so sure about the legs on this one. Alcohol, dried fruits, almonds, and faint vanilla. Nice thickness, sticky fruits, alcohol, and a light finish. Thursday, August 12, 2010
mar	3.4 Ichishima Shuzo Yamahai Junmai Sake Clear with nice legs. Aromas of alcohol, faint fruit, alcohol, and vanilla. Nice palate, flavor is sweet fruits, alcohol, vanilla, with a hot finish. Thursday, August 12, 2010
mar	3.5 Ichishima Silk Deluxe Clear with decent looking legs. Nose is hibiscus, honey, and very light. Nice palate, flavor is honey, florals, and a light alcohol finish. Thursday, August 12, 2010
BMan1113VR	3.2 Ichishima Shuzo Honjozo Sake At the Wine House Sake Tasting. Pours with a pure, clear body with medium strength legs. Aroma is sweet and fruity with cotton candy, fusel and melon. Taste is dry with not much going on except alcohol. Bland and not super balanced. Medium to thin viscosity. Saturday, August 1, 2009
BMan1113VR	3.6 Ichishima Shuzo Yamahai Junmai Sake At the Wine House Sake Tasting. Pours clear with strong legs. Aroma is fruity with toffee, earthy, and banana notes. Flavor is dry with vanilla and nuts. Medium to full bodied. Nice, nicer than their Honjozou. Saturday, August 1, 2009