Is this good sake?

http://www.japancentre.com/?cmd=itm&cid=395&id=1412

I'm not sure whether this is a good sake... I don't really have an idea of price ranges, so I'm not sure of the quality :/

If you click on the small link just above the "720 ml" bit, could anyone suggest a better one from the list... trying to keep the price range under or around £20?

Does sake have a nice taste? I've read that it's made from polished rice... ? I'll be expecting a boiled white rice taste :)

Any replies welcome :D

Not an answer, but another thread about what sake tastes like in general :)

http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+38430

The Kikusui Mukantei is a high quality "ginjo" sake. Ginjo means that at least 40% (not 60% as claimed by the website!) of the rice grain is polished away.

So does that mean it's not as good? Would you recommend it anyway?

the degree of polishing does not always equate to the best sake (for my tastebuds, in any case).

Sake is (in this respect) like wine. You may prefer a particular grape or style of winemaking, and an expensive wine from a region whose wine you prefer less may be not so good (to you) as a cheaper wine from a region/grape you prefer more.

I know that's not giving any empirical answers. Sorry. I think the only solution is to taste plenty of sake (hic!)