VOS Selections features Prestige Sakes
As a part of their 2010 Grand Portfolio Tasting, I attended a wonderful sake lecture by Kazu Yamazaki of Prestige Sakes. Kazu and Mariko Yamazaki work tirelessly to promote sake and introduce their wonderful Prestige Sakes to the US. Kazu-san’s fun lecture was focused on the “grand cru” of sakes… Daiginjos and Junmai Daiginjos! ohhh. I knew this was going to be a rough tasting going in – but I knuckled down and tasted eight fantastic daiginjo grade sakes.
Sakes tasted were:
- Taiheizan Tenko Junmai Daiginjo
- Otokoyama Junmai Daiginjo
- Masumi Sanka Junmai Daiginjo
- Harushika Junmai Daiginjo
- Wakatake Junmai Daiginjo
- Tsukasabotan Junmai Daiginjo
- Hitorimusume Shizuku Junmai Daiginjo
The big take away for me was that however much you may think that Daiginjo Sakes are the same each has a nuance and subtle nature all it’s own. I could get used to this.
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Mariko-san Introduces Prestige sakes
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Kazu-san Teaching about Daiginjo Grand Cru sakes
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Tasting map of 8 sakes
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Sakes on display