Review: Sake Ono Junmai Daiginjo

Review: Sake Ono Junmai Daiginjo

Review: Sake Ono Junmai Daiginjo

Sake Ono is a new brand, brewed in Nigata, Japan and featuring just one variety: junmai daiginjo, the highest tier of sake production.

The bottle is available in 300ml and 720ml sizes. Let’s give it a try.

Classic, engaging honeydew melon notes percolate the nose and the palate, which shows a light saltiness and some notes of vanilla, then gooseberry. Surprisingly unctuous and creamy in body, the sake coats the tongue and showcases koji with a finish that is gently mushroomy, deftly navigating the middle space between sweet and savory. All told, a solid expression that should please just about everyone when paired with Asian cuisine.

A- / $50 (720ml) / sakeono.com

Sake Ono Junmai Daiginjo

USD50
9

Rating

9.0/10

A veteran journalist, the author of four books, a published poet, and an award-winning winemaker, Christopher Null has more than 25 years of experience writing about wine and spirits. He founded Drinkhacker in 2007. He also writes regularly about the science of booze for WIRED and is an occasional contributor to ADI's Distiller magazine. He has been a judge for both the American Distilling Institute Judging of Craft Spirits and Whiskies of the World spirits competitions and often works as a consultant, developing formal tasting notes for spirits brands around the world.

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