Despite its rich flavor
Despite its rich taste, it has a refreshing aftertaste.
If you want to start drinking Kikuhime like the first cup of sake
This is the first one!
It is a truly wonderful sake.
The taste is classic. It is the opposite of fruity, with a caramelized flavor, not dry, and light, or rather light for a Kikuhime. I bought it for heating sake, but it is recommended to be served cold.
The quirky naming may indicate that it can be poured from a bottle that has been left at room temperature and immediately tastes great. I would like to give it the title of sake suitable for drinking from "Asahi Beer Cups" in a sense of praise.
Degree of buying again 5/10
（I bought a bottle of Kikuhime Tsurunori Nama-version at Tricolor Kobe in Motomachi, Kobe two months ago, and since there were still many bottles left in the showcase, I rescued two bottles that just barely fit in our cellar. I wonder if the store made a mistake in the number of bottles they purchased.
Postscript 2025/6/4
It tastes better when slightly warmed up to about 40 degrees Celsius.
The name suggests that it is crisp or refreshing, but it is thick.
I got tired of drinking it, so I left it at room temperature for a year, and it became easier to drink.
It is delicious.
Purchased at a local liquor store for heating.
Warmed to lukewarm 43 degrees.
The aroma is of sweet rice with a hint of matured acidity.
A sip reveals a gentle sweetness that fills the mouth, followed by sourness and a slight bitterness at the end.
The sweetness does not linger and has a good sharpness.
It is made with Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, and the rice is delicious and even elegant.
Another delicious heated sake.
日本酒の低温熟成に取り組む事業を掘り下げるため、前回は、千葉県千葉市の酒販店「IMADEYA」による「IMADEYA AGING」についてインタビューをお届けしました。そうした新たな動きの傍ら、低温による熟成に先行して取り組んでいる日本酒蔵も少なくありません。その中でも、1995年から長期低温熟成酒を商品化し、巨大な低温熟成庫を用意して、10万本余りのお酒を貯蔵しているのが菊姫（石川県白山市）です。低温貯蔵と常温貯蔵の両輪で日本酒の熟成の魅力をアピールし続ける菊姫の現状を探るため、現地を訪れました。SAKE Street | プロも愛読の日本酒メディア
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