Sake Pirate Blog
Here we'll post announcements, sake reviews, and list the sake we have at our events so you won't forget. Please look around and remember which sake you liked best!
We also have the tasting notes cards that are included in your class or tasting materials. Host your own sake party and pass them around to friends!
Sake Review: Kubota Manju
Posted Monday August 03, 2009
Ahh, Kubota. Where would I be without you? Kubota Manju occupies a very special place in my heart. This was one of the first ultra premium daiginjo sake I tasted, and it helped guide me onto the path I now travel. This particular bottle was the first I ever had and it will be going back into my collection of treasured empties ASAP.As I yet feel unworthy to review this sake because of it's devine status (and my current head cold...) I'll quote Beau Timken of TrueSake in San Francisco. He sums it up perfectly:
"This is one of if not the most sought after sakes in Japan. Manju is sophisticated and yet very drinkable, perhaps too drinkable as the phantom finish leaves you wondering if you swallowed or not. The nose is a clever balance of honeysuckle and tuberose. The first sip spells the strength in clarity of this sake. Subtle flavors of fuji apple and tart pear dance through the cleanest mouth in the sake world." - Beau Timken, TrueSake
Someone once told me if you have no clue what to order, you'll never go wrong with Kubota Manju. They were right.
- Tim
Photo copyright Tim Hoffman
