Bishonen Junmai Ginjo [1 Koku - 77]

From Kumamoto Prefecture, SMV +2, Acidity 1.7, 15% abv. Nose is rich, roasted rice predominates. Full and round, good rice flavour, sweet-ish, perhaps a bit one-dimensional, but with a pleasing bitter finish.

R. and I had enjoyed a bottle of this in the fall, so when we heard Bishonen had ceased operations as of April, I definitely wanted to try and track down one last bottle. Was I concerned about the tainted rice scandal which helped bring Bishonen down? No! Ok, maybe their supplier had been passing on moldy Chinese rice, but hey, moldy rice is part of the sake process, right? Anything nasty would surely be killed by the alcohol. No recall, just shaken consumer confidence (and some dodgy loans from their supplier)... I say the sake still tastes fine. And reports have it that there is a consortium preparing to resurrect the "Beautiful Boy"...