Gekkeikan Junmai Daiginjo Sake Horin (72cl, 16.4%)

Gekkeikan Junmai Daiginjo Sake Horin is an ultra-premium Japanese sake from Gekkeikan's flagship Horin line, produced in Kyoto's Fushimi region. It is made with Yamada Nishiki and Gohyakumangoku sake rice and polished to 50%. The nose shows green apple, melon, pear, Asian pear, banana, creamy rice and fresh cheese. The palate is smooth and refined with apple, banana, melon, bold acidity, mushroom, chestnut and balanced umami, finishing long and clean with lingering fruit, medium-dry umami, soft rice character and hints of prune.