Bottled@The Hobbit Tasting. Pale yellow colour with no head. Aroma is rice, some grains, mild pear, some avocado and mild earthy notes. Flavour is toasted, some rice, mild soy like notes along with alcohol and some slight avocado notes.

06.11.2014, 0,375l bottle (batch #5) sampled @ BBGTC tasting:
Light straw colored, completely clear. Aroma is mild and balanced, hay, oak, fermented rice, alcohol, flowers, hints of caramel. Taste is slightly sweet mineraly, sugar, hay, alcohol, fermented rice, caramel, grass, oak, minerals. Slightly dry mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.

Bottle, shared with BBGTC. Pale yellow crystal clear body. Aroma is wood, vanilla, mild bread yeast, rice, hints of seaweed and mild nuts. Taste is citric tones, mandarine, bread crust, hints of alcohol and rice. Pretty pleasant.

Lys hvitvinsfarve. Lukt av frukt og gjær. Smak av vinøse frukter samt en anelse soppsmak. Søtlig avslutning. Melkebaren.

Klar lys gjennomsiltig farge som hvit vin. Ingen skum. Frisk lukt av drue og noe gjær. Frisk fruktig smak av drue med en anelse gjær i ettersmak.

Shared bottle at Nøgne Ø, Grimstad. The third bottle we tasted. This one was not as good as the others, but still a great sake! Super clean with nice fruityness.

Bottle at Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival 2012. Clear grape/yellow liquid. Aroma of pear, grain, rice, biscuit and mushrooms. Taste is dry with notes of peat, mushroom, soy and rice. Light bodied with no carbonation.

Stockholm Beer & Whiskey 2012: Stor nötig smak, ganska len doft och en trevlig balans.

Sample at SBWF 2012, Master Class with Kjetil Jikiun. Clear very light yellow, no head. Fruit and yeast, also notes of rice and some spices. Rather soft.

Shared 350 ml green screwcap bottle at local tasting, thanks to abemorsten. ABV is 19%. Nearly colourless sake, just a faint greenish-yellowish hue. No carbonation. Strong aroma of raw alcohol / bad moonshine, boiled rice and marzipan. Medium sweet flavour, marzipan, mushrooms and rice. At least it is slightly better than the aroma.