おっJapanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica)
Soft in the mouth. Woody aroma that passes through the nose. Sourness and very faint acidity, astringency, or perhaps dryness? It is a bit astringent, or perhaps dry. But there is also a hint of sweetness. It is plainly delicious.
I bought it at a liquor store in Shiwa on my way back from a recent trip to Aomori. It is the oldest sake brewery in the birthplace of the Nanbu Touji clan. I only passed by the brewery, but thank goodness for that.
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